DEAR SUN SPOTS: The First Universalist Church is planning an inside yard sale Saturday, Aug. 12, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Route 117, Turner Center Road, across from the gazebo, in Turner. All proceeds go toward church upkeep. — Elvera, Turner ANSWER: This is such a beautiful spot in our readership area. I […]
Bicentennial
Stories about Maine’s 202 Bicentennial from the Sun Journal.
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Delbert Dana Coombs, painter and illustrator, recorded life in Maine
One of his more detailed illustrations was a full-page newspaper depiction of Lewiston’s changes over its first century.
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Maine Bicentennial Time Capsule
Cast your vote for The People’s Choice item to be included in the time capsule, to be opened in 2120.
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Hunters, trapping season is OPEN
Trapping season is open. If you see an animal near a road or in a field, it may be in a trap. Remember, it is illegal to: •Disturb traps •Disturb any wild animal caught in a trap •Shoot an animal that is caught in someone else’s trap Any individual convicted of disturbing traps will lose […]
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On this date in Maine history: Dec. 31
Dec. 31, 1775: As the first year of the American Revolution draws to a close, American Revolutionary forces led by Col. Benedict Arnold and Maj. Gen. Richard Montgomery attack the British fortress at Quebec City while a snowstorm rages. The assault fails. Arnold, who led his men on an epic, hardship-filled journey up Maine’s Kennebec […]
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On this date in Maine history: Dec. 30
Dec. 30, 2006: The $85 million Penobscot Narrows Bridge, which carries Route 1 across the Penobscot River and links the towns of Prospect and Verona Island, opens to traffic for the first time. The cable-stayed 2,120-foot bridge features two 430-foot-tall towers, the western one of which contains the world’s highest public bridge observation deck. Dave […]
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On this date in Maine history: Dec. 29
Dec. 29, 2012: Three couples get married and a fourth obtains a marriage license early on a Saturday morning at Bangor City Hall, amid a crowd of about 50 well-wishers. Normally city offices aren’t open Saturdays, but this is an exception. Special business hours were scheduled because this is the first day on which marriages […]
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On this date in Maine history: Dec. 28
Dec. 28, 1814: A convention of Democrat-Republicans from several Oxford County towns is convened. Outraged about the inability of the federal government to expel the British from eastern Maine during the ongoing War of 1812, about the Massachusetts authorities’ unwillingness to aid in that effort, they conclude that the only sensible course of action to […]
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On this date in Maine history: Dec. 27
Dec. 27, 2005: The Nature Conservancy announces it has bought nearly 10,000 acres of forested land in Hancock County for $2.2 million and that it plans to preserve the property. The purchase is emblematic of many other land preservation steps taken by various organizations in this period. The Nature Conservancy land, called the Spring River […]
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On this date in Maine history: Dec. 26
Dec. 26, 1888: The Central Maine General Hospital – known today as Central Maine Medical Center – is incorporated in Lewiston. D.J. Callahan is sworn in at an afternoon meeting as secretary of the board of corporators. The institution is qualified under the law to hold property of a value up to $100,000 – equal […]