DEAR ABBY: My husband and I suffered a miscarriage five months ago, in the 12th week. I’m still not doing well. I have put on a facade to get by, but I’m just starting to realize how deeply this is affecting my life. I used to be a happy, friendly person. Always a smile on […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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Looking Back on Feb. 23
100 Years Ago: 1921 William Holmes, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes, Pine Street, who has been playing at Poland Spring left for Bangor yesterday morning where he will be director at the Bijou Theatre. 50 Years Ago: 1971 It is not too often that a husband and wife share the same interest when […]
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A calcium score can be a useful measure of heart attack risk
DEAR DR. ROACH: You mentioned checking a calcium score to help determine risk of having a heart attack. Please explain what that is. Thank you. — J.S. ANSWER: A coronary artery calcium score is a special kind of CT scan that looks for the presence of calcium in the arteries providing blood to heart muscle. […]
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Gray-New Gloucester High School Class of ’71 planning reunion
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Gray-New Gloucester High School Class of 1971 is planning a 50th reunion in New Gloucester on Saturday, Sept. 11. We’re looking for contact information for several classmates. If you have not received information on the reunion, please contact Mike or Lucinda Brakey at 998-2911 or [email protected]. — Lucinda, New Gloucester ANSWER: […]
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US Senator Angus King to address Senior College members about education beyond high school
University of Maine at Augusta
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Bailey Library continues lecture series with presentation on land conservation
Theresa Kerchner, executive director of the Kennebec Land Trust, will give a virtual presentation on land conservation and stewardship in central Maine at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, hosted by the Bailey Library in Winthrop. The event is the second part of a yearlong series celebrating Maine women. Established in 1988, the Kennebec Land […]
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Winter Horticulture Series wraps up with seed starting presentation
Camden Garden Club
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‘Book Birthday Event’ celebrates release of children’s book by Maine author
Camden Public Library
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No universally accepted level for post-melanoma monitoring
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband developed melanoma, and had 16 of his lymph nodes removed. He was considered a cancer survivor, as one of the nodes was cancerous. He went for skin check-ups twice a year and was given an OK. Yet he died two months ago from tumors on his liver, lungs and brain. […]