After crews dynamited a rock formation at Lewiston Falls in 1899, it began to succumb to the Androscoggin River it once overlooked.
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHoroscope
Libra: Skills and experience. Mixing business with pleasure will be beneficial. Avoid health risks.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Patrick Mahomes, 27; Danielle Brooks, 33; Doug E. Fresh, 56; Kyle Chandler, 57. Happy Birthday: Take on something new and exciting, and let go of the things you have no control over. If you want to get ahead, you must adjust your mindset to be open and responsive to opportunities […]
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Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Sept. 17
100 Years Ago: 1922 Kiwanians are preparing for a big event on Sept. 27 when the Lewiston-Auburn club and the Augusta club will motor to Poland Spring which they are to call the Kiwanis Inter-City Field Day. Vans are being formulated for a full afternoon of sports. The clubs, of which there will be about […]
Posted inDear Abby
Living at boyfriend’s house requires dealing with dad
DEAR ABBY: I live with my boyfriend and his father. I moved in two years ago to help them pay bills so they could keep living in the house my boyfriend grew up in. But the situation has become unlivable. My boyfriend’s father is rude, racist and self-centered. It doesn’t matter that we are struggling; […]
Posted inDear Abby
Colleague’s cancer fight waged in different manner
DEAR ABBY: My husband was diagnosed with advanced chronic leukemia seven years ago. After two rounds of chemo, he was better for a while but was diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma a year ago. He has been through almost constant chemo and radiation, lost more than six inches of height due to osteoporosis and fractures, […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Sept. 16
100 Years Ago: 1922 The Spanish American War veterans are to hold a corn roast Sunday at the home of William Ricker, Peppermint corner to which G.A.R. members are invited. They are to leave on the 9 am Lisbon Falls car. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Members of the Auburn Police Benefit Association are planning a […]
Posted inHoroscope
Virgo: Focus on making positive changes that will encourage you to do the best job possible.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nick Jonas, 30; Danny Ramirez, 30; Alexis Bledel, 41; Amy Poehler, 51. Happy Birthday: Chill out, relax and refuse to let others fire you up emotionally. Stand your ground and concentrate on what’s important to you instead of worrying about what others do or think. Use your imagination to figure […]
Posted inDr. Roach
For flu season, it’s still best to get vaccinated by October
DEAR DR. ROACH: Both my husband and I just had the flu. We initially suspected that it was COVID, but the tests were negative. My symptoms, especially cough and runny nose, hung on for over two weeks. I visited an urgent care clinic where I was told I most likely had the (seasonal) flu, and […]
Posted inSun Spots
Mahjong and Red Tent gatherings being planned in Auburn
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am hosting two ongoing group activities. I’m looking for three interested people to form a Mahjong group on either Tuesday or Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon at my home. Also, the first Auburn Red Tent for women will be held Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Gardiner gallery’s ‘Shapeshifter’ exhibit on display through Oct. 29
Monkitree’s “Shapeshifter” exhibit, highlighting work by Chelsea Ellis, Whitney Gill and Allison McKeen and their exploration of shapes through ceramics, photography and painting, is on display through Oct. 29 at the 263 Water St. gallery in Gardiner. In each artist’s work one can see recognizable shapes transformed, from circles to the human form. In Gill’s […]