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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Sun Spots do’s and don’ts — a refresher
Sun Spots Land has some rules — not too many, just enough to keep organized so I don’t feel like I’m herding kittens with oven mitts. • Include all the details. It’s better to have too much than too little. Never worry about your letter being “too long.” (I know how to edit.) • Send […]
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Range ponds’ water quality draws capacity crowd in Poland
POLAND — A capacity crowd attended Tuesday’s workshop by the Select Board to discuss an algal bloom in Middle Range Pond this summer, which prompted questions about the cause and concerns about water quality on the three Range ponds. The board invited residents and officials from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Range […]
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Storms prompt Lewiston, Auburn to postpone holiday celebrations
Officials in Lewiston and Auburn have postponed holiday celebrations planned for Saturday because of a storm forecast to hit Maine. Auburn will move its celebration to Thursday, Dec. 8; Lewiston will move its celebration to Sunday, Dec. 4. Auburn officials announced Thursday morning that Wednesday’s wind and rainstorm damaged decorations in Festival Plaza. The annual […]
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
In a word: Ten-hut! Basic training for military slang
Take a look at some of the words and phrases that are supposedly being used by members of our armed forces – the ones that can be printed, anyway.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2022
In a word: Taking names, picking nits and going nucular
There are only so many deviations a wordsmith can handle before it’s time to make a stand.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
This time, Mrs. Sun Spots wants YOUR help
Sun Spots, a daily feature in the Sun Journal that is a wealth of information and assistance to readers, turns 50 next month! With your help, we’re going to celebrate with a story on the popular column that will include thoughts and memories from readers who benefited from the column over the years. If you’re […]
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PublishedNovember 16, 2022
Poland Select Board sets Nov. 29 workshop to discuss Middle Range and Upper Range ponds
The purpose of the workshop is to identify issues regarding the ponds and create a plan to address them.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
RSU 16 board declines to change date of school budget referendum
Regional School Unit 16 includes Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Get behind your Christmas tree
Real Christmas trees are nice. They look fantastic, smell delightful and at the end of the Christmas season, there’s no tedious packing it all away; you just toss that dried out sucker to the curb and you’re done. Artificial trees are swell, too. No pine needles dropped on the rug to come back and stab […]
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
In a word: Witty and wonderful word wonks
Alissa Wetherbee of Ellsworth, Maine, thinks (correctly, in my opinion) the word ‘lumberjill’ should appear in the dictionary right next to ‘lumberjack.’
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