LEWISTON — The tumor in Eagle Farrington’s throat had grown so large that his doctor didn’t know how he was still breathing. Biopsies had not been helpful, but certain things were clear: The tumor was large, it was growing and it was taking over Farrington’s voice box. To save his life, doctors told him, they’d […]
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L-A CA$H taking free tax prep appointments
LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn CA$H Coalition will accept requests for free tax preparation appointments starting Tuesday, Jan. 22. This service is open to Lewiston-Auburn residents and the surrounding area. Coupled with a free appointment, each resident will receive a free 15-minute financial checkup, providing them with an opportunity to hear about savings opportunities and local resources […]
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Snowshoeing family-style in Lewiston
Liz Perry carries her daughter Natalie, 2, on a snowshoe adventure at Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary in Lewiston on Friday afternoon, as her husband, Stephen Perry, follows. The Greene family snowshoes for fun and to explore parks and recreational areas. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn)
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Author Paul Doiron makes his Maine stories ‘authentic’
LEWISTON — Author Paul Doiron likes to think of his crime novels as entertainment, first and foremost. They are fiction, after all. But at a deeper level, he told a Lewiston audience Thursday, his books attempt to lay out an “authentic” Maine, with uniquely Maine settings and problems. The opioid crisis, economic inequality and the […]
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Salt wagon
Marguerite Bouvier, 93, throws road salt on patches of ice on her driveway in Auburn on Thursday. Bouvier said her wagon allows her to complete tasks that need to be done around the house. “It comes in very useful,” she said. (Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover)
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'Human Error' to open at The Public Theatre Jan. 25
LEWISTON — Get ready for nine months of laughter. A blundering fertility doctor mistakenly implants the embryo of a latte-sipping liberal couple into the womb of a NRA-cardholding conservative family in the East Coast premiere of the timely and provocative new comedy, Eric Pfeffinger’s “Human Error,” playing Jan. 25–Feb. 3, at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple […]
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Bates announces MLK Day events
LEWISTON — The Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at Bates College this year will include three days of presentations, lectures, discussion sessions, readings and performances, ending with a read-in at Martel School on Wednesday afternoon. The theme for this year’s event is “Lifting Every Voice: Intersectionality and Activism.” On Sunday, the program kicks off […]