Spruce Mountain leaves little doubt in 65-35 win over Oak Hill
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Sumner man trained to work on planes
U.S. Army veteran Mark McGhee of Sumner works on a 1970 Mooney Ranger at Twitchell’s Airport & Seaplane Base in Turner on Friday. McGhee remembered his mother bringing him to Twitchell’s when he was a young boy to watch airplanes take off. McGhee learned to fly at Twitchell’s and then joined the Army where he […]
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Seth Carey files appeal of license suspension
PORTLAND — Suspended Auburn attorney and recent unsuccessful candidate for district attorney Seth Carey is appealing a judge’s order for a three-year suspension for several bar rules violations. Carey, representing himself, filed Thursday at the office of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court notice of his appeal of his suspension and a judge’s ruling that he […]
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Republicans may seek to overturn ranked-choice voting
AUGUSTA — After ranked-choice voting helped Democrats defeat two-term Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in November, it’s perhaps no surprise that GOP leaders are eyeing the possibility of wiping away the new voting method. “We must go after this bad precedent,” former Gov. Paul LePage wrote recently to members of the Republican state committee. The […]
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Recovering addict faces unceasing withdrawal symptoms
DEAR DR ROACH: I’m in recovery from addiction to opioids, benzodiazepines and cocaine, which I used for up to three years. I have been clean and sober for almost a year now, yet I continue to suffer from headaches, muscle aches, insomnia, excessive fatigue and worsening anxiety and depression. Oftentimes I feel worse now than […]
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Continental Shakedown to play at Fusion
Power trio Continental Shakedown will bring its unique blues/rock sound to the stage at 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Fusion in the Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St., Lewiston. There is no cover.
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Live music at The Cage Saturday night
LEWISTON — The band Hatred Alive will play at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Cage, 97 Ash St. There is no cover charge. For more information, call 207-783-0668.
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Are night-vision glasses worth the cost?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have seen night-vision glasses advertised and wonder if they are useful, effective and worth the cost. — No name, Lewiston ANSWER: I love it when readers get right to the point! I don’t have any personal experience with these glasses that you can wear, even over your prescription glasses, for night […]
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Live at Mixers this weekend
Rock Hard Johnson (pictured) will perform live at Mixers at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11. The group includes Maine musicians Chris Corbin, Jerry Perron, Mark Couturier, Jeff Haskell and Chris Doehne. There is no cover charge. At //time// Saturday, Jan. 12, Country Roads will perform. The band featuring Jamie Ruhlin, vocals and guitar; Chris Biggar, […]
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What's the point of a carbon tax rebate?
DUBLIN, Ireland — The Irish government is proposing rebates to a carbon tax it recently imposed to households that comply with what it considers “low-carbon lifestyles.” The rebate, according to Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, might be in the form of a check, an increase in welfare benefits or a tax credit for people who live […]