DEAR DR. ROACH: I just read that I should avoid coffee for at least a half hour after I have taken my Synthroid, as the caffeine could reduce the medicine by up to 50%. Is this a new thing? I have been taking thyroid medication for about 40 years, and neither my doctor nor my […]
Life & Culture
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Posted inDear Abby
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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have two children and live close to my family. We spend lots of quality time with them, and they are invested in our children’s lives, as we are in theirs. The same is not true of my in-laws. The first few years I would FaceTime and call, trying to […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: Believe in yourself and structure your day to elaborate on a plan that supports saving, improved lifestyle and contractual protection.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, 45; Mario Lopez, 50; Wendi McLendon-Covey, 54; Nora Roberts, 73. Happy Birthday: Designate time and energy to help a cause or to rectify a concern you want to amend. Refuse to let domestic situations interfere with your purpose. A couple of financial adjustments will put your mind […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Oct. 10
100 Years Ago: 1923 The members of the YWCA. are busily engaged at present getting their various committees organized in preparation for the long looked for “Kathleen,” a romantic musical comedy, which is to be staged under their auspices. The cast of “Kathleen” will be composed of local talent and is expected to be one […]
Posted inDear Abby
Husband’s family largely absent from kids’ lives
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have two children and live close to my family. We spend lots of quality time with them, and they are invested in our children’s lives, as we are in theirs. The same is not true of my in-laws. The first few years I would FaceTime and call, trying to […]
Posted inSun Spots
Readers concerned about disappearance of birds
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope someone can help me find a family who used to live in Greene on the corner of Allen Pond and River roads. They lived there around 1985 then moved to South Carolina. Their names are Victor and Janice Camerrlie or Camerello and they had one son. Janice’s maiden name was […]
Posted inEncore
Maine Music Society Chamber Singers to hold benefit concert
The Maine Music Society Chamber Singers will host a benefit concert for the High St. Food Pantry at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15, at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Auburn. The Chamber Singers is a 16-voice a cappella subset of the MMS Chorale. They sing a variety of songs from many different genres and […]
Posted inEncore
Great Falls Comedy Club features two nights of laughs
The Great Comedy Showcase, featuring a showcase of the area’s best stand-up comedy talents, returns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. The one and only Johnny “Friggin’” Ater headlines a packed lineup at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Doors […]
Posted inEncore
UMF Art Gallery presents ‘Martha Miller: A Retrospective’
An opening reception for “Martha Miller: A Retrospective” will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, at the UMF Art Gallery on the campus of University of Maine at Farmington. It is free and open to the public. This vibrant retrospective exhibition documents the past 20 years of Martha Miller’s extraordinarily layered and nuanced human […]