DEAR ABBY: I was physically, emotionally and sexually abused by my oldest brother (six years my senior) from ages 6 to 11. As soon as I could verbalize what was happening, I went to my parents and told them. They believed me, but swept it under the rug and didn’t provide any kind of therapy […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Reader has questions about farmhouse fire on Riverside Drive in Auburn
DEAR SUN SPOTS: What has happened to the white farmhouse on Riverside Drive in Auburn? As you drive to Freeport, it was on the left, just past Bell Farms. The last time I saw it was May 15. It looked like nobody had lived there for years and it was just abandoned. It was destroyed […]
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Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Sept. 18
100 Years Ago: 1924 Frank M. Hacker of Frye Street, Lewiston, is going to give the city of Lewiston a handsome watering trough in place of the trough that was wrecked when an automobile crashed into it some time ago. He made the offer to Mayor Brann and the Lewiston aldermen accepted it Wednesday night. Mr. […]
Posted inHoroscope
Libra: Knowing what you want is half the battle. Listen, learn and evaluate instead of following the crowd.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jason Sudeikis, 49; James Marsden, 51; Jada Pinkett Smith, 53; Aisha Tyler, 54. Happy Birthday: Evaluate your life, dreams, hopes and desires, and act accordingly. You are ready for change, but whatever you pursue must be well-thought-out and executed precisely. Once you have a plan, it will lift your spirits […]
Posted inDear Abby
Some conversations can look more like an interrogation
DEAR ABBY: I appreciate you offering your booklet “How to Be Popular” to people who are uncomfortable or uncertain in social situations. I don’t know if the following tips are included, but here’s what I do: When I meet someone for the first time, I say, “Tell me three things about yourself that you would […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Worsening hair loss isn’t due to a thyroid issue, as suspected
DEAR DR. ROACH: For many years now, I’ve been experiencing hair loss, and lately, it just seems to be getting worse. I am so worried because my hair has gotten so thin, and I am afraid that I will soon be bald. I am a 70-year-old female who always had a decent amount of hair. […]
Posted inSun Spots
Stash Busters Sale and Hello Fall festival happening at Lisbon Falls churches Saturday
DEAR SUN SPOTS: There will be a Stash Busters Sale at the Nazarene Church at 184 Main St. in Lisbon Falls on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. The crafters at the Nazarene Church in Lisbon Falls are cleaning out their stash of supplies just in time for the fall and Christmas crafting season. We’ve […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
‘The Met: ‘Live in HD’ series returns to screen at Fryeburg Academy
“The Met: Live in HD,” the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, opens its 18th season at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on the campus of Fryeburg Academy. The first presentation of the season is Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann,” which stars acclaimed […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Milltown Roadshow to close season for Music for Mavis concert series
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo will wrap up the season with Milltown Roadshow from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the gazebo in Turner. This 4-piece acoustic band plays a great selection of “Americana” songs as well as several well-crafted originals. Terry Swett, the band’s founder, composed Maine’s State Song of the […]