DEAR DR. ROACH: I am writing to you about my 62-year-old wife, in the hope that you can provide an opinion on a question she has and also provide us with some advice in her quest for relief from constipation and her stomach problems. It is not unusual for her to go three to four […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Couple stunned by discovery of friends declared beliefs
DEAR ABBY: We are a male couple celebrating 34 years of partnership. We recently took a cruise, during which we met four straight couples traveling together who welcomed us into their group. It was a pleasant experience, and we were delighted to make friends with whom we anticipated sailing again. In fact, the group booked […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Taurus: Look at what’s available and reach out to see if something that interests you is a good fit.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lili Reinhart, 28; Ben Savage, 44; Jean Smart, 73; Jacqueline Bisset, 80. Happy Birthday: Put your heart and soul into what makes you happy and you’ll thrive this year. Socialize, join in and participate in events and activities that connect you to fascinating people. Expand your interests, mind and goals, […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Sept. 13
100 Years Ago: 1924 Brunswick was first in having an airplane landing field. She also was the first town to receive a postal delivery by airplane. And last week. unexpected, unheralded, the waters of Mere Point, Brunswick’s summer resort, held the magnetic needle and drew the American Army Airmen who have encircled the world to […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Taking laxatives daily to have regular bowel movements is safe
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am writing to you about my 62-year-old wife, in the hope that you can provide an opinion on a question she has and also provide us with some advice in her quest for relief from constipation and her stomach problems. It is not unusual for her to go three to four […]
Posted inDear Abby
Couple stunned by discovery of friends’ declared beliefs
DEAR ABBY: We are a male couple celebrating 34 years of partnership. We recently took a cruise, during which we met four straight couples traveling together who welcomed us into their group. It was a pleasant experience, and we were delighted to make friends with whom we anticipated sailing again. In fact, the group booked […]
Posted inHoroscope
SCORPIO: You are in a better position than you realize.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lili Reinhart, 28; Ben Savage, 44; Jean Smart, 73; Jacqueline Bisset, 80. Happy Birthday: Put your heart and soul into what makes you happy and you’ll thrive this year. Socialize, join in and participate in events and activities that connect you to fascinating people. Expand your interests, mind and goals, […]
Posted inSun Spots
Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin offering training to assist adults in learning English
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin has a significant waiting list of adults who need to improve their English to connect with jobs and manage their day-to-day lives. Volunteers are needed to serve as one-on-one tutors, as well as English conversation partners. Literacy Volunteers tutors and English conversation partners have helped hundreds of adults gain the […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Hot Damn to take stage for Music for Mavis series
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo will host the charming and energetic duo, Hot Damn, at the September hours of 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the gazebo in Turner. Hot Damn is the duo act of husband and wife team Norm and Debbie Pelletier with the true sound of a full band. […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
‘Always… Patsy Cline’ on stage at Theater at Monmouth
The musical “Always… Patsy Cline,” featuring Susan Haefner, left, as Louise Seger and Hope Elizabeth Schafer as Patsy Cline, takes the stage at the Theater of Monmouth. This heartfelt celebration, full of emotion and down-home country humor, is sure to leave you tapping your toes to songs such as “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “I Fall to […]