100 Years Ago: 1922 Sarah F. Getchell of Rockland had a weird and thrilling experience during Thursday’s thunder shower when live wires fell on top of the umbrella which she was carrying. She fell to the sidewalk but the umbrella warded off the death dealing wires, and she escaped without injuries, complaining only of a […]
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Looking Back on July 21
100 Years Ago: 1922 Alice Kegan Rice, author of “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” is expected to arrive July 22 at her cottage at Prouts Neck. Mrs. Rice will give a reading, assisted by her husband, Cale Young Rice, in late July at the Country Club. Mr. Rice is a prominent literary man, being […]
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Back Woods Road to play at Music for Mavis series
Back Woods Road will perform in the Music for Mavis series from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, at the gazebo in Turner. They are an energetic acoustic band known for tight harmonies, hard driving lead solos, and crowd-pleasing diversified choice of music and arrangements. Members are Rich Bernier (dobro, guitar, and vocals); Jane Bernier […]
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Lovell Speaker Series welcomes Voice of America journalist Libo Liu
An in-person discussion with Libo Liu, “What is happening in Hong Kong and why it matters to us,” is the next presentation in the Hobbs Library Speaker Series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, at Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. The late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping had promised the British rulers that […]
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When it comes to HPV, some numbers are better than others
Dear Dr. Roach: My girlfriend had a routine gynecological exam and a colposcopy, and was positive for HPV 6 and had something called CIN1. She was told to come back in a year. Do I need to worry about this? — P.A.A. Answer: There are many different subtypes of the human papillomavirus, some of which […]
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Looking Back on July 7
100 Years Ago: 1922 It is understood that President Harding is to spend a part of his vacation here in Bar Harbor this year. Details of the presidential trip have not been of his vacation have not been received, but the report comes from a source which is thoroughly reliable. According to this report the […]
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Libra: Refuse to let emotional misunderstandings lead to regret. Listen, ask questions and confirm facts before passing along information.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michelle Kwan, 42; Berenice Bejo, 46; Shelley Duvall, 73; Ringo Starr, 82. Happy Birthday: Stick to what you know and do best. Taking on responsibilities that don’t belong to you or making promises that will take up your time and energy will need to be monitored carefully. Set high standards, […]
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Woman overhears co-worker’s conversation about her
DEAR ABBY: More than a year ago, I heard my co-worker, whom I consider a friend, talking to another co-worker (who is a gossip) about my belly. I am 30 pounds overweight, and although I work out regularly, I still have this paunch from having had three kids. I am hurt that she would have […]
Posted inSun Spots
Nearly new mattress offered free to nonprofit serving needy
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to donate a queen-size mattress (Serta Sandburg Firm) to a nonprofit organization. It’s in excellent condition, has been in a pet-free, smoke-free home, and only one person has slept on it for about five months. It just isn’t working for me and I need something else. Unfortunately, it’s too […]
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Al Hospers & the Valley Horns with Kemp Harris bring funk to Denmark Arts Center
Kemp Harris is an acclaimed singer/songwriter/performer