DEAR DR. ROACH: Regarding your recent column about prostate cancer, could you please clarify a statement that has created some concern and confusion for me? The statement is: “Screening begins to have a net benefit after about 10 or 15 years.” About 10 or 15 years after what exactly? I had surgery about 18 months […]
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Woman’s unorthodox romance has unintended consequences
DEAR ABBY: A close male friend, “Will,” ended our friendship without warning. I didn’t know he had such strong feelings about my current arrangement. I have been dating a married man, “Bart,” whose wife suggested he get himself a girlfriend if he wanted sex/intimacy/companionship. She also told him she would “never want to sleep with […]
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Prostate cancer screening tends to show net benefit years later
DEAR DR. ROACH: Regarding your recent column about prostate cancer, could you please clarify a statement that has created some concern and confusion for me? The statement is: “Screening begins to have a net benefit after about 10 or 15 years.” About 10 or 15 years after what exactly? I had surgery about 18 months […]
Posted inSun Spots
Couple thankful for the person, persons who anonymously paid for their breakfast
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My wife and I were having breakfast at Roy’s in Auburn Tuesday, Sept. 3. When we were finishing our breakfast, the server came over and said that a magical fairy had paid our complete bill. We looked around but didn’t see anyone we knew and asked the server if they were still […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Glenn Miller Orchestra to perform at Waterville Opera House
WATERVILLE — The Glenn Miller Orchestra will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. The orchestra brings timeless classics like “In the Mood,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “Pennsylvania 6-5000,” “String of Pearls” and “Tuxedo Junction” back to the stage. Even 80 years after founding […]
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The Public Theatre announces lineup for 34th season
The Public Theatre’s reputation for producing must-see professional theatre featuring actors from Broadway and beyond continues with an exciting list of plays for its 34th season. “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” Oct. 11-27 With the Maine premiere of the recent Off-Broadway hit, you’ll scream with laughter at this hilarious comedy packed with silliness, witty wordplay […]
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Community Little Theatre announces lineup for 85th season
Season will open with the musical ‘1776’ beginning on Oct. 25
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Author Sarah Braunstein will discuss her latest novel
Award-winning author Sarah Braunstein will discuss her latest novel, “Bad Animals,” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. The New York Times described the book as a “sharp-witted, ravishing novel.” Braunstein is a recipient of the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award and was named one of the National […]
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Trinity Commons Wind Group to present concert
The Trinity Commons Wind Group will present a concert at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Trinity Commons in Lewiston. The group will be joined by Mainely Flutes, a flute choir from central Maine. The Trinity Wind Group will play a Serenade for Ten Winds, a very lively piece written in four movements, […]
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Great Falls Comedy Club presents comedy hypnotist Bob Lauver
Comedy hypnotist Bob Lauver, a veteran of the comedy club circuit, comes to town this weekend to entertain and put you under his spell for three shows at the Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, and at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. […]