DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column about the MESA calculator. I found the test myself and input my numbers. But I found that I have a higher 10-year risk when I state that I am using a statin; each time I omit the statin risk, however, my score is actually lower. Common sense […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHoroscope
Cancer: An emotional situation will escalate due to a last-minute change someone makes.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Emily VanCamp, 37; Domhnall Gleeson, 40; Tony Hawk, 55; Ving Rhames, 64. Happy Birthday: Your motives will determine what you do next. Be sure to align yourself with like-minded people who will increase your chances of getting what you want. Keep your emotions hidden from those capable of turning the […]
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Posted inSun Spots, Uncategorized
Reader seeks instructions on how to make and use mustard plasters
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to say thank you for all the times you have helped me out. Do you know the saying, “Curiosity killed the cat?” When I was in my teens, I came down with bronchitis. My mother used to make mustard plasters. Have you ever heard of it? If so, do you […]
Posted inEncore
Maine fiddler Owen Kennedy releases debut album
Owen Kennedy, a 17-year-old award-winning Maine fiddler, is releasing his debut album, “Oh When: Now,” featuring tunes rooted in the Maine Maritime music tradition as well as favorites from Scotland, Cape Breton, and the Shetland Islands. This musical snapshot showcases the places he’s visited and the musicians he’s played with and learned from – both […]
Posted inEncore
Freeport Players presents dinner theater ‘Murder on the Menu’
“Murder on the Menu,” a dinner theater experience, will be presented by Freeport Players at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 20 at the Freeport Community Center. At “Murder on the Menu,” the audience will enjoy a delicious dinner prepared by chef David Hansen, while watching the cast of real “characters” as they present a play […]
Posted inEncore
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra to perform ‘French Impressions’
Program includes music by French composers with guest conductor
Posted inEncore
Lovell Speaker Series to host Maine author Michael Chaney
An in-person talk by award-winning Maine author Michael Chaney continues the Hobbs Library Speaker Series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. The talk will also be available via Zoom. The talk, “White Pine on the Saco River: An Oral History of River Driving in Southern Maine,” […]
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Mahoosuc Community Band plans spring concert
The Mahoosuc Community Band will play a Spring Concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, at the Bingham Auditorium at Gould Academy in Bethel. Refreshments will be served following the concert. Under the direction of Gould music director Jim McLaughlin, the band practices with the Gould students weekly. Concert selections include “Somewhere by Leonard […]
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Auditions to be held for production of ‘The Little Mermaid’
Community Little Theatre
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on May 11
100 Years Ago: 1923 The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary at the Dewitt hotel Friday noon heard Jeff Smith talk about boys’ work. E. Farrington Abbott presided. In executive session the Rotary club has appropriated $500 to send boys this summer to the Y. M. C. A camp at Cobbosseecontee. In addition to this, several well-known concerns will […]