Typical reactions to a sting include swelling, redness and itching at the insect sting site. But in a few rare instances, a sting can become a serious medical emergency.Treating an insect sting involves a relative simple number of measures. These include the following:– Elevate the affected arm or leg and apply ice or a cold […]

TACOMA, Wash. – First there was the sound of 3-year-old feet running. Then a thud. Finally, Paul Nimmo heard a very audible swear word roll off his child’s tongue.After running to make sure his son was OK, he was ready to react.“Initially, it was funny,” the Lakewood dad says. “Then I wanted to get mad.”In […]

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Louise Mandrell, 54; Cheech Marin, 62; Erno Rubik, 64; Harrison Ford, 66Happy Birthday: Your passionate side will surface, allowing you to reach any challenge that comes your way. You will communicate with precision and aggressively seek those who can help you get what you want. This is a year for […]

BRADENTON, Fla. – I love my caring, beautiful fiancee with all of my heart. We enjoy many of the same activities and have the same friends, so we’re together more often than not during our free time.But there are certain times when my emotional needs can only be met by buddies at bars and Budweiser. […]

Summer vacations are potentially bad news for plants.If you’re going away for only a few days, no problem.Your in-ground plants should be fine, and even most of your drought-vulnerable potted plants should be able to survive with a good pretrip soaking and/or a wilt-saving rescue when you return.Going a little longer? Here are 10 ways […]

Knitting was the new-again craze five years ago. Everyone was clicking needles, from young professionals in bars and cafes to superstars such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts.Now sewing is back in vogue.“Sewing is the new knitting,” says Amber Eden, editor of Threads, a magazine for sewing enthusiasts.Older women who learned to sew in home-economics […]

The Toughcats of North Haven Island will return to She Doesn’t Like Guthries on Middle Street, Lewiston, Saturday, July 21, to perform high-energy bluegrass. The group was recently nominated for the year’s Best Roots Act by the Portland Phoenix. Band members are Jake Greenlaw playing drums and his suitcase; Colin Gulley playing banjo and mandolin; […]

To the County Commissioners of Androscoggin County: We the undersigned, being citizens of Lewiston, respectfully request that your honorable board will cause Main Street, Lewiston, from Mountain Avenue to the watering trough in Hospital Square, being a County road leading from Lewiston to Greene, to be altered, graded and put in passable condition, and to […]

LOVELL – Lovell Old Home Days will kick off this year with a rousing concert by the Blue Hill Brass Quintet Thursday, July 17, at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts.Featured last year at the Fryeburg Fair, the quintet has delighted audiences for decades at such events as the Eastern States Exposition, the Maine […]

NORWAY- An eclectic art exhibit of modern, post-modern, abstract, multimedia and two- and three-dimensional work will be showcased at Matolcsy Arts Center starting Tuesday, July 15.An opening reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, July, 18 at the 480 Main St. gallery. The event will be punctuated by a prolific and interpretive […]