Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. back issues from April 2008:
Charges
Apr 01, 2008 ... Abdulkadir A. Bashir, 22, of 68 Birch St., on a warrant, 12:11a.m. Saturday at 345 Main St. Freeman E. Ross Jr., 29, of 28 Irish Hill Road, Oxford, on acharge of drinking in public, 4:07 a.m. Saturday at 61 Birch St. Billie-Jean Leclair, 23, of 414 Main St., on charges of ...
Status clarified
Apr 01, 2008 ... PORTLAND - North Yarmouth businessman Mark MacMahon wasoriginally held on $10,000 cash bail on several charges allegingbusiness fraud, but he was released on personal recognizance withinhours of turning himself in. A story in Saturday's paper was basedon ...
Scorpio: Get involved
Apr 01, 2008 ... CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Hannah Spearritt, 27; JenniferRunyon, 48; Annette O'Toole, 56; Debbie Reynolds, 76. Happy Birthday: It will be how you conduct yourself withenvironmental and humanitarian issues that will count. Speak up andyou will gain confidence and raise awareness ....
Expert to discuss Muskie's 1968 run
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - An expert on the U.S. vice presidency will present thelecture "Campaigning for America: Edmund S. Muskie's 1968 VicePresidential Campaign" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the EdmundS. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library at Bates College,70 Campus ...
Dry eyes and dry mouth equals Sjogren's
Apr 01, 2008 ... DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a Sjogren's patient. I have dry eyes, drymouth and dryness in other places. I also have neuropathy. I havehad to get all my teeth capped and am now seeing a specialist fordental implants. This illness tears up your life and pocketbook. Mydental bill in 2007 was ...
Auburn OKs Aho contract
Apr 01, 2008; ... AUBURN - Councilors made it official Monday, naming Glenn Ahotheir next city manager. Councilors agreed to give Aho a $103,000 salary with normalhealth benefits, life insurance and stipends for a cell phone and acar. The contract also provides moving expenses, temporary ...
Unity College 5K upcoming
Apr 01, 2008 ... UNITY - The 26th-annual Unity College Spring 5K Road Race will beheld on Saturday, April 19. This race is known as one of the fastest 5K's in the state ofMaine. The course starts from the Unity College gymnasium and windsits way through the village of Unity. Typically 75 to 100 ...
Rare photos of Muskie now in archives
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - A new photographic exhibit, including seldom seenfamily images of the late Maine statesman and environmentalistEdmund S. Muskie, is on display at Bates College's Edmund S. MuskieArchives and Special Collections Library. The exhibit is drawn from the Edmund S. Muskie ...
Auburn's ground-up restoration
Apr 01, 2008 ... A 1961 Cadillac is a classic, a sharp-finned throwback to theheady days of Detroit dominance and 10-cent per-gallon gasoline. Butnothing about a driving a '61 Caddy is either efficient or effectivein today's world. Neither is using a 1961 building, especially one as outdated ...
Dumas seeks GOP nod for Maine House seat
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - Republican Michael Dumas is running for House District74, which represents a portion of Lewiston in the Maine House ofRepresentatives. A Lewiston native, Dumas is employed as an analyst for SouthPortland-based Seligman Data Corp. He serves on the Lewiston Boardof ...
Now, he even smells McDreamy
Apr 01, 2008 ... Avon announced a partnership with Lewiston-born actor PatrickDempsey on Monday to create a new signature fragrance for men. Noname has been released for the fragrance, which is set to debut inNovember. "This is an extremely exciting opportunity for me to work withAvon - a brand I ...
Oreck service person in Mechanic Falls
Apr 01, 2008 ... Dear Sun Spots: In response to No Name, Norway, looking forsomeone to service an Oreck upright vacuum cleaner, I am a dealerfor Oreck, Eureka and Bernina vacuum cleaners, sales and service. Ihave parts for most makes, including Electrolux. I will pick up anddeliver them back, if I can't ...
Softball clinics set this week for umpires
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - The High School Federation will sponsor a softballclinic by Dennis Crowe on Tuesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. at theLewiston Armory. All softball umpires or coaches are welcomed. Andy-Valley Umpires Softball Association will have its firstmeeting of the 2008 season Wednesday, ...
Looking back
Apr 01, 2008 ... Maine has rightly been called "the playground of the nation," andfrom every indication the tourist business the coming season will bethe largest in years. The various steamboat and car lines are makingpreparations for handling large crowds at the different pleasureresorts. One thing we ...
Lewiston Democrat Penthea Burns announces run for Maine House
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - Lewiston resident and a lifelong Mainer Penthea Burnshas announced her candidacy for the Maine House of Representativesfor District 70, which includes parts of Auburn and Lewiston. Burns, who has spent nearly 30 years in public service, works atthe University of Southern ...
Check It Out
Apr 01, 2008 ... Items submitted to Check it Out must be events that benefitnonprofit organizations and be open to the public. Submissionsshould be received at least seven days in advance of theevent.Farmington area Farmington, Thursday, April 3: Presentation/discussion by membersof Maine ...
Several complete training
Apr 01, 2008 ... SOUTH PORTLAND -- Southern Maine Community College's PublicSafety Executive Command Training Program recently graduated 20public safety professionals from 18 agencies around the state. Aformal ceremony on March 14 marked the event. The program was developed to provide ...
Remembering the price for the freedom we enjoy
Apr 01, 2008 ... BOSTON - Following Sept. 11, 2001, a day of infamy on whichnearly 3,000 died at the hands of terrorists, The New York Timesbegan publishing the names and pictures of the dead. I made adeliberate effort to look at those pictures and to read the namesand hometowns of each victim. I wanted ...
Problems pile up for man with imagination
Apr 01, 2008 ... DEAR ABBY: To say I am upset is an understatement. I have aterrible problem. My wife of 22 years, "Verna," was recentlysentenced to 15 years in prison. Verna, you see, always programmedour VCR. As a result, I have no idea how to record my favoritesporting events. I begged my ...
Don Roy Trio will play Skye
Apr 01, 2008 ... Phill McIntyre, DIRECTOR, New England Celtic Arts Phone: (207) 562-4445 / E-mail: phill@necelticarts.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Don Roy Trio will play Skye CARTHAGE - New England Celtic Arts will host The Don Roy Trio at7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Skye Theatre Performing ...
J.C. Concrete finishes regular season unbeaten
Apr 01, 2008 ... AUBURN - Results from week 11 and 12 from the Auburn Parks andRecreation Department women's slowdown league: J.C. Concrete 45, Old School 32 -- JC: Ashley Swett 13, LynnGirouard 10, Kat McKay 9; OS: Erin Davies 17, Nicoile Sautter 7,Liza Barker 4. Young Ones 40, Laskoff ...
Religion professor to speak at Bates
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - A religion professor at Piedmont College will give apresentation titled "Sabbath: Self-Care or the Mending of theWorld?" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in the Bates College Chapel. The public is invited to attend the 2008 Zerby Lecture inContemporary Religious Thought, ...
Wellness van to visit Lewiston
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - The Central Maine Heart and Vascular InstituteWellness Van will visit the following locations in April: Wednesday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oxford Wal-Mart. Wednesday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Augusta Wal-Mart. Wednesday, April ...
'Coppelia' resized for new theater
Apr 01, 2008 ... Maine State Ballet 'Coppelia' resized for new theater FALMOUTH - In preparation for its opening night performance of"Coppelia" Friday, April 4, Maine State Ballet is busy revampingsets and resizing backdrops. The last time MSB gave thisperformance, it was in 2001 and at Portland's ...
Big Apple in Gray robbed at knifepoint
Apr 01, 2008 ... The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armedrobbery that occurred Sunday night in Gray at the Big Apple onPortland Road. The clerk told police an unidentified white male entered thestore around 9:45 p.m. with a scarf over his face, holding a longrifle. The man ...
Agricultural meeting slated for Rumford
Apr 01, 2008 ... RUMFORD - The Threshold To Maine Resource Conservation andDevelopment Area will host an informational meeting for interestedlandowners to discuss agricultural carbon credits and a potentialnew volunteer carbon credit marketing program from 9 to 11 a.m.Friday, April 18, at the Rumford ...
Tuesday
Apr 01, 2008 ... Eustis: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Farmington: SAD 9 board, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Blue High School Livermore: Cemetery Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 1-8 p.m., Town Office Rangeley: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Readfield: Planning ...
Mad Horse to stage 'Hedda Gabler'
Apr 01, 2008 ... PORTLAND - Mad Horse Theatre Company will close its 22nd seasonwith "Hedda Gabler: A Re-Vision," an adapted version of the HenrikIbsen classic. Set in the mid-West in the 1950s, three actors cross gender linesas they take turns playing the characters that revolve around ...
3 students disciplined in bomb threats
Apr 01, 2008; ... JAY - Jay School Committee has expelled two high school studentsin connection with five bomb threats made at that school from Jan.25 to March 20. The committee's action came after disciplinary hearings in lateMarch, Superintendent Robert Wall said Monday. The committee also ...
Funeral Notices
Apr 01, 2008 ... Alexander - Bruce L. 51, died on March 27. Visitation at Fortin/Auburn on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral to follow at 8 p.m. atthe funeral home. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home &Cremation Services, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, 783-8545.www.thefortingroup.com CLARK - ...
Board rejects mandatory life skills course for juniors
Apr 01, 2008; ... LIVERMORE FALLS - SAD 36 directors decided Thursday not torequire juniors to take a life skills course as a graduationrequirement beginning in the next school year. Directors voted 8-2 to keep a "Life After Livermore Falls HighSchool" course as an elective, as it is now, Vice ...
Miss Jay High School pageant to feature male contestants
Apr 01, 2008; ... JAY - Nearly a dozen teenage boys have signed up to compete inthe Miss Jay High School contest scheduled for Thursday, April 10. It is a fundraiser for the Class of 2008's Project Graduation. There are 10 or 11 boys participating so far in the pageant thatbegins at 7 p.m. in ...
E.L. thespians will stage fundraiser
Apr 01, 2008 ... AUBURN - The Edward Little High School One Act Team will presenta dinner/theater fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at theAuburn Middle School cafeteria and auditorium. The meal provided by Marco's, Rolandeaus, Espo's Tratoria,Graziano's and Grant's Bakery will be followed ...
Enchanting entertainment King Bridge Theatre offers well-acted, visually imaginative version C.S. Lewis classic
Apr 01, 2008; ... Go and do: WHAT: "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 4-5, as well as asecond Saturday performance at 2 p.m. WHERE: King's Bridge Theatre, 12 Foss Road, Lewiston TICKETS: $6, with family pricing offered. Call ...
Briefly
Apr 01, 2008 ... Grange program JAY - North Jay Grange 10 invites the public to a day programSaturday, April 5, at the grange hall. A potluck dinner will be held at noon followed by a program at 1p.m. featuring a speaker and local musical entertainment. The band, Narrow Gauge String ...
Mud season is coming and so is mud supper
Apr 01, 2008 ... NORTH TURNER - In spite of the snow, the congregation at NorthTurner Union Presbyterian Church is betting that spring will comeand that the annual mud will come with it. So they have scheduledthe local celebration of mud season with their annual Mud Supperfrom 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April ...
8th-graders aid Head Start children
Apr 01, 2008; ... FARMINGTON - Some seventh- and eighth-graders have become rolemodels for Head Start children temporarily housed at Mt. Blue MiddleSchool this year. Nutrition was the topic Monday morning as students in the eighthgrade family and consumer science class read to and colored with ...
Buffet fest at Sunday River set for weekend
Apr 01, 2008; ... NEWRY - For one weekend, the Sunday River Ski Resort will betransformed into Margaritaville. The annual Parrot Head Festival begins Friday evening and runsuntil Sunday. The event is organized by the Parrothead Club ofMaine, part of an international association of clubs ...
American Legion officer's meeting set for April 10
Apr 01, 2008 ... TURNER - Turner Memorial Post 111, American Legion, CommanderWarren Clark has announced an officers meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday,April 10, at the Leavitt Institute Building, 98 Matthews Way. Post 111, Squadron 111 and Auxiliary 111 officers are asked toattend. The Memorial Day parade ...
Chief: Cole undercuts police work
Apr 01, 2008; ... BETHEL - Selectmen determined Monday night that they need moretime to review a complaint by the police chief against the townmanager. Police Chief Alan Carr requested that the board investigatealleged misappropriation of the police budget by Town Manager ScottCole as well as ...
A 'manifest unfairness'
Apr 01, 2008 ... The March 23 Sun Journal editorial misses the mark in severalimportant regards. The topic was whether to correct one of the threemajor state pension reductions made in 1993. The editorial correctlynoted that in 1993 the Legislature "created a separate and unequalclass of worker" by ...
Silvertones to appear for Rencontre
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - The Franco-American Heritage Center will hold aRencontre at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 4. Everyone is welcome,especially if they are interested in speaking French. The program will be provided by Paul Farrell and the Silvertones.The Silvertones became a group in 1998. The ...
Around town
Apr 01, 2008 ... Artist reception LEWISTON - A reception for Lewiston-born artist Paul Fortin willbe held for his one-of-a-kind works on display at St. Mary'sRegional Medical Center's Beeaker Gallery. The reception will takeplace from 5 to 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 1. "Riddles in an Enigma" is ...
Paris family to hit reality TV show
Apr 01, 2008; ... PARIS - When an ABC representative contacted the Figarattoslooking for the ultimate karaoke family, they replied that thestudio's search was over. "We're a fun group, and we just went for it," says RoxieFigaratto, 39, who participated with her family on the reality show"Wife ...
Students to learn about finances
Apr 01, 2008 ... AUBURN - Gov. John Baldacci has proclaimed April as FinancialLiteracy for Youth Month, and credit unions in central Maine willpresent the fifth annual Financial Fitness Money ManagementExperience Event from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 2, at CentralMaine Community ...
'He was a great person'
Apr 01, 2008; ... BETHEL - "It wasn't supposed to be this way," the Rev. VirginiaRickeman told family and friends and military veterans of 22-year-old Army Pfc. Tyler J. Smith at his funeral service Monday at WestParish Congregational Church. The Bethel soldier was killed in Iraq on March 21 after ...
Tuesday
Apr 01, 2008 ... Bridgton: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Regionalization Committee, 7 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Central Fire Station Casco: Special town meeting, 7:30 p.m., Central Fire ...
Briefly
Apr 01, 2008 ... Club to elect PARIS - The newly formed Seneca Club (Friends of the ParisLibrary) will hold an organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday,April 3, at the South Paris Library. The meeting was postponed onMarch 19. Officers will be elected and future plans and projects will ...
We need real tax cuts
Apr 01, 2008 ... While reading reports that resources in the Social Security trustfund will be depleted by 2041 and Medicare funds wiped out by 2019,people should know that trustee and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulsonis a George W. Bush appointee. The trust funds are managed by acommittee with a majority ...
Saisi to attend conference
Apr 01, 2008 ... RUMFORD - Kevin N. Saisi of Rumford will represent the OxfordCounty Medical Reserve Corps at the sixth annual Medical ReserveCorps National Leadership and Training Conference, hosted by theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in Portland, Oregon,April 7-11. More than 600 ...
Briefly
Apr 01, 2008 ... Class luncheon MEXICO - Stephen High School Class of 1951 will hold a luncheonat 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the Mexico Chicken Coop. For moreinformation, call Marie at 364-8883.Homestart meet PERU - The Homestart home school support group will meet at 6p.m. Monday, April ...
CareerCenter lists workshops
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - The Lewiston CareerCenter announces the April workshopschedule and the speakers for the Unemployed Professionals Group. April 7, "Informational Interviewing," with Amy Jaffe from Heartat Work of Yarmouth. April 14, "Be Brief, Be Memorable," with Alison Freeman from ...
Endicott dean's list
Apr 01, 2008 ... BEVERLY, Mass. - Endicott College has announced the dean's liststudents for the fall. In order to qualify, a student must obtain aminimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no grade below a "C" andbe enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the semester. The following students have ...
Town cuts police job
Apr 01, 2008; ... DIXFIELD - Selectmen and the Finance Committee eliminated one offour police officer positions during Monday night's advancement ofthe proposed 2008-2009 municipal budget. Both boards narrowly decided to cut the proposed PoliceDepartment budget by nearly $53,000, a figure that ...
Local students named to All-Maine Academic Team
Apr 01, 2008 ... AUGUSTA - The Maine Community College System board of trusteesacknowledged the work of 13 community college students who werenamed to the All-Maine Academic Team at a ceremony at the SenatorInn. The team, which recognizes the academic achievements andleadership qualities of ...
Bryant promoted to deputy fire chief
Apr 01, 2008; ... RUMFORD - Chris Bryant officially became a deputy chief of theRumford Fire Department on Sunday. Bryant, a 12-year veteran of the department and a member of thecall force for three years before that, was named an acting deputychief about a year ago when Scott Holmes left for a job ...
Oxford County has scholarships available to Maine students
Apr 01, 2008 ... ELLSWORTH - The Maine Community Foundation awards more than 800scholarships annually, including the following in Oxford County: Denmark Lions Scholarship Fund: It provides scholarshipassistance to deserving high school graduates who are residents ofDenmark. Applications are ...
Town officials listen to school budget outlook
Apr 01, 2008; ... RUMFORD - Reduced state funding, higher vocational costs,declines in federal reimbursement and other factors will affect theSAD 43 budget. Superintendent Jim Hodgkin wanted selectmen from the district'sfour member towns to learn about the factors facing SAD 43 at thesame time ....
SNHU dean's list
Apr 01, 2008 ... MANCHESTER, N.H. - The following area students have been named tothe dean's list for the fall semester at Southern New HampshireUniversity. To be eligible, a student must compile an academic gradepoint average of 3.0 to 3.49. Auburn: Matthew Morin, marketing. Gray: David ...
Three districts report on consolidation efforts
Apr 01, 2008; ... BUCKFIELD - The Reorganizational Planning Committee studying apossible merger of school districts headquartered in Buckfield,Dixfield and Rumford met here Monday to discuss progress indeveloping a consolidation plan. The new school system would include the SAD 39 towns ...
Maine Maritime dean's list
Apr 01, 2008 ... CASTINE - Several local students have been named to the dean'slist at Maine Maritime Academy for the first semester. Studentsnamed to the list earn a grade point average of 3.3 or above on a4.0 scale. Trevor McCourt of Jay, a member of the class of 2011, is majoringin ...
Peru selectmen urged to appeal state valuation
Apr 01, 2008; ... PERU - Former Selectman Dick Powell urged selectmen Monday nightto appeal to the state on the preliminary town valuation of$130,750,000 which is $21 million more than last year. Powell said a lot of work was done last year by former SelectmanBill Hine and board secretary Kathy ...
This week's agenda
Apr 01, 2008 ... Andover: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Byron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Carthage: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Region 9 Automotive Technology Advisory Committee, 5:30p.m., River Road school Mexico: Budget Committee, 6 p.m., Town Hall Peru: ...
Energy company urges lawmakers to approve Redington wind project
Apr 01, 2008; ... AUGUSTA - Harley Lee stood before lawmakers on the Utilities andEnergy Committee at the State House on Monday, once again making thecase for a Redington Township wind farm permit. Lee is the developerof a proposed wind power project for mountains in unorganizedRedington Township near ...
Brandy moments
Apr 01, 2008 ... Allen's Coffee Brandy: It's the top-selling brand of liquor inMaine. Some say it's the quintessential Maine beverage ....