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December 8, 2018

Erlene H. (Webster) Chick

WINTHROP – Erlene H. (Webster) Chick, 86, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta following a long illness. She was born at home in Auburn, Maine, on Nov. 21, 1932 the only daughter of the late Kenneth M. Webster, Sr. and Lillie (Buck) Webster. Erlene was raised in Wales, Maine, and […]
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December 8, 2018

Earth's future being neglected in the present

An ad on ABC’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan” shows a little girl dragging a teddy bear to her mom at an elegant dinner table. The mother hugs her again and again. Then up pop the words: “You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look after it for the next generation.” A Patek […]
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December 8, 2018

Auburn Democrats to gather at Margarita's

AUBURN — The monthly meeting and annual holiday gathering of the Auburn Democratic City Committee will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Margarita’s Restaurant at 180 Center St. in Auburn. All Auburn Democrats are invited to attend. Please bring a nonperishable item for the pantry at the Trinity Jubilee Center. […]
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December 8, 2018

Pisces: Lend a festive and helping hand

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nicki Minaj, 36; Ian Somerhalder, 40; Dominic Monaghan, 42; Teri Hatcher, 54. Happy Birthday: Change will be inviting. Consider what you want to get rid of in order to replace and replenish with something new and exciting. Don’t jump feetfirst into a situation you don’t understand. Weigh the pros and […]
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December 8, 2018

The climate issue — a bridge, not a wedge

Is it possible that Americans, conservative and liberal, are finding common ground in the effort to curb global warming? Are people of this nation finally ready to take aggressive measures to turn down the heat on this over-cooked planet? It appears so, based on an exciting bipartisan event that occurred recently in the U.S. House […]
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December 8, 2018

Drunk driver's wife has dire warning for other spouses

DEAR ABBY: Many wives write you about problems with their husbands who drink too much. If they live in a community property state, there’s something important they need to know. If the husband drives drunk and causes an injury, both the wife and husband may be named as co-defendants — even if the wife wasn’t […]
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December 8, 2018

Looking Back on Dec. 8

100 years ago: 1918 A rush order for hospital garments has been received by the local Red Cross. Yarn for sweaters for men in the Navy has been received and the knitted garments must be returned by the middle of the month. 50 years ago: 1968 When the Women’s Fellowship of the First United Church […]
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December 8, 2018

Questions linger about Mexico's new president

On Dec. 1, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was inaugurated as president of Mexico. The new president now confronts Mexico’s supposedly intractable problems. Mexico’s problems are numerous. Some are merely frustrating, requiring patient bureaucratic workarounds that savvy Mexican citizens have polished as a skill set. Others, however, are morally, economically and institutionally draining, alienating the decent […]
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December 8, 2018

Camera club members exhibiting work at Brunswick library

BRUNSWICK — First Light Camera Club, a group of photographers who have been meeting in the Brunswick area for the past 25 years, hosts a show of members’ work at the Morrell Meeting Room in Curtis Memorial Library throughout the month of December. The exhibit is on view now through Dec. 28, and the public is […]
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December 8, 2018

Police log

Charges Auburn • Christopher Nicholson, 47, of 256 Main St., on a warrant charging failure to pay fines, 9:35 p.m. Thursday at 60 Court St. • Antonio Henry, 30, of 104 Valerie Circle, on a warrant charging failure to appear in court, 11:36 p.m. Thursday on Court Street. • Edward Hawkins, 50, of 865 Minot Ave., on […]

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