DEAR MR. DAD: My 2-month-old wants to be held all day long. Everyone I know is telling me that she’ll grow up spoiled if I don’t put her down. Am I spoiling her?Answer: It’s absolutely impossible to spoil a baby that young. Studies have shown that children who are carried more, actually cry and fuss […]

As a child, a bottle of Pepto-Bismol-pink Mr. Bubbles sufficed for a fun-filled bath time. But after a stressful week, when a desire for down time nearly overwhelms, a plastic bottle doesn’t convey the ultimate in relaxation. For a more luxurious experience, try a bath bomb, a compressed ball of oils and fragrances, plus a […]

DEAR ABBY: My children and I were living with a maniac who threatened to kill me if I took the kids and ran. We reached out to his family, hoping they would intervene and tell him they knew what he was doing to us. We wanted someone to stand up to him.His sister said: “I […]

LEWISTON – Captive Elements Art House will hold a silent auction art show, titled “Night Falls,” Sunday, June 9, at Fish Bones American Grill.The auction, from 6 to 9 p.m., will benefit the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Live entertainment will be provided by Justin Labbe. Fish Bones will provide snack foods for guests. The restaurant […]

PORTLAND – The New Girls Network, a program of the Maine Women’s Fund, will host the Brew Girls Live Benefit Concert at SPACE Gallery Thursday, June 5, bringing together activists for an evening of music, food and beer.For $10, attendees will hear music by local and national leading ladies, including Christine Baze, Sara Cox, Jenni […]

LEWISTON – Stories, poems, music and artwork will combine for a program called “Inspired Voices – A Journey in Hope” to be presented Saturday, June 7, at the Franco-American Heritage Center.It’s a concert and art exhibit for the benefit of Tri-County Mental Health Services. This is the third year the event has been held.“These shows […]

CARTHAGE – New England Celtic Arts will host Cape Breton fiddler Andrea Beaton with an afternoon fiddle workshop and evening concert Thursday June 5, at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center.The workshop will run from 3:30 until 5 p.m., with the concert starting at 7 p.m. A pre-show jam will start at 6:30.One of Cape Breton’s […]

NEW YORK – The Cunard liner Mauretania broke the record over the long course from Queenstown to this port, covering the distance in four days, 20 hours and 15 minutes, with an average speed of 24.88 knots, according to a wireless dispatch received by the Cunard line company from the steamship late tonight.The Mauretania’s record […]

Global competition gets a bad rap at home, but for Elvis impersonator Robert Washington, it was a chance to bring his act to a whole new hemisphere.From May 13 to 19, Washington, who lives in Auburn, played at packed 1950s-style nightclubs in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan.“It’s a beautiful country,” he said. “The culture, the food […]

LEWISTON – To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Champlain’s founding of the city of Quebec, Casco Bay High School students are preparing a documentary exhibit titled “Le Maine Francophone: Hier et Anjourd’hui,” telling the story of Franco-Americans in Maine.The exhibit will be at the Franco-American Heritage Center at 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 6.Since January, students […]