BATH The reopening last week of the Southgate Family Restaurant was more than just a literal rising from the ashes for a beloved local business. It was also a boost for another local family still recovering from their own tragedy. Fire badly damaged the original 510 Washington St. restaurant last September. The cause of the […]
May 2018
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Maine Cub Scouts welcome girls
At her first Scout-o-Rama in Freeport on Saturday, 8- year-old Shannon Nielsen said she loved being a Cub Scout and that this was her favorite scouting event so far. She is one of six girls who have joined Lewiston Cub Scout Pack 116 this year, with three more registered to join in the fall. Scout-o-Rama, […]
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The Deal with Singapore
So Donald Trump has a date with Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12. Good deal — so far. As long as the president doesn’t get arrested for chewing gum or hanged for spitting on the sidewalk, his meet-up with North Korea’s “Rocket Man” in that spotless city might actually become a historic summit. […]
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Keeping up the pace in Hotlanta
We hit the six-month mark recently, that is, six months since we had seen First Born and The Groom. As I may have mentioned (multiple times) before, that’s my threshold. That’s when the Mom Radar kicks in and I start demanding that plans be made to be with my little girl (who will be 30 […]
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LETTERS
Yes on 1 In November 2016, Maine voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative to allow ranked choice voting in Maine elections. Subsequently, the legislature employed stalling tactics to ignore the will of the people. A Peoples’ Veto, which allows for the people to overturn the legislature if enough voters sign a petition to that […]
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Today in History
Today is Monday, May 14, the 134th day of 2018. There are 231 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On May 14, 1948, according to the current-era calendar, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv by David Ben-Gurion, who became its first prime minister; U.S. President Harry S. […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My daughter is 19 and lives with me. She is seeing a 26-year-old man who has a child with another woman he didn’t marry. When my daughter goes out with him, he keeps her out until 3:30 a.m. or later. He has done this twice that I know of. I had a conversation […]