Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. back issues from November 2008:
Woman wants to help widower DEAR ABBY: A few months ago a longtime friend and business associate I'll call 'Brian' lost his wife. They had been married for nine years. Brian and I have shared many conversations over the years and know details of each other's lives. He's a remarkable person with outstanding values and a wonderful heart.
Nov 01, 2008 ... I have been legally separated for a year and am in the process ofgetting a divorce. I feel terrible for Brian. I know he loved his wife and wascommitted to her. I feel an overwhelming desire to comfort him, buthave held back because it might be a problem because of ...
Water exercise not as beneficial as on land
Nov 01, 2008 ... DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I wonder if walking in a pool for more than anhour is equivalent to walking on pavement. I have taken up thisactivity because of the high humidity in my area of the country. Iwalk, jog and do exercises in the pool. I can't find any informationon comparing land and water ...
Virgo: Come up with good ideas
Nov 01, 2008 ... CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: La Tavia Roberson, 27; AishwaryaRai, 35; Jenny McCarthy, 36; Lyle Lovett, 51. Happy Birthday: Finding new ways to do old things will lead toyour success. This is your year to prosper, not a time tocontemplate past mistakes. You have paid many times, so ...
Looking back
Nov 01, 2008 ... A crew of carpenters are tearing down the grandstand and fence atthe South End baseball grounds on lower Lisbon street, Lewiston. Themost of the land is owned by the Franklin Company. For three seasons the grounds have been used for baseball."Pappy" Heald and his independent team ...
Museum L-A seeks photographs
Nov 01, 2008 ... Dear Sun Spots: Museum L-A is looking to the community to help usout with a special project. We are in need of photographs taken infront of Peck's department store during the Christmas holidayseason. We plan to make digital copies and return the originals totheir owners. Please contact ...
Barnes & Noble to anchor new retail development
Nov 01, 2008; ... SOUTH PORTLAND - The owners of the Maine Mall are proposing acomplex of retail stores and restaurants on a vacant lot on the westside of Maine Mall Road. Plans for the estimated $7.8 million project indicate that aBarnes & Noble bookstore will be the anchor tenant for the ...
Money matters when starting new business
Nov 01, 2008 ... Financing a new small business is one of the biggest hurdles thatan aspiring entrepreneur faces. But it's not an insurmountable one.There are sources of start-up funds that are not as difficult tosecure as many people assume. The key is to find the right type offinancing for your ...
Boston man sentenced for cocaine trafficking
Nov 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - A Boston man arrested with 19 grams of crack cocaineon city streets in March was sentenced last week in Portland. Vincente Fitzpatrick, 28, was sentenced by Judge D. Brock Hornbyin 1st U.S. District Court on Tuesday to 16 years and eight monthsin ...
Lisbon receives Safety Enhancement Grant
Nov 01, 2008 ... LISBON - The town of Lisbon has received a $2,000 SafetyEnhancement Grant from the Maine Municipal Association. The grants are used to purchase safety equipment and servicesthat assist in reducing the frequency and severity of ...
By the numbers Gambling
Nov 01, 2008 ... 85: Percentage of U.S. adults who have gambled at least once 80: Percentage who have gambled in the past year 48: Number of states with some form of legalized ...
'I just felt degraded' Pagan student upset about being sent home for religious mask
Nov 01, 2008; ... LEWISTON - Brent Couture is a 17-year-old high school junior.He's also a practicing pagan. His religion is based on nature, heexplained, "that everything has energy." He attends Edward Little High School and takes classes at theLewiston Regional Technical Center. He plans to work ...
Traffic detour
Nov 01, 2008 ... AUBURN - On Monday, Nov. 3, A&D Electric will be replacing thetraffic lights at the intersection of Minot Avenue and High Street.Traffic will be closed on High Street at Academy Street and detouredto Elm ...
As a maverick, McCain becomes own worst enemy
Nov 01, 2008 ... The listing McCain campaign has descended into a bout of pre-criminations that is delightful fodder for political reporters. Whocan deny that some cretinous McCain aide calling Sarah Palin "adiva" makes good copy? John McCain still has a chance to win, so it'd be more sensibleto ...
Cleaning out the inbox ...
Nov 01, 2008 ... Cheers and jeers from around the news: Cheers to the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition for proving,once again, the ability of political candidates to equivocate theunequivocal. The MFOIC asked candidates to pledge their support, at everyopportunity, for the people's ...
'It's weird and it's working'
Nov 01, 2008; ... Go and do WHAT: concert by GrooveLily trio WHO: presented by L/A Arts WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 WHERE: Franco-American Heritage Center, Cedar Street, Lewiston TICKETS: $24 and $19, reserved seating; tickets may be purchasedonline at www.laarts.org or ...
Cast balances hilarity, gripping emotion
Nov 01, 2008 ... FARMINGTON - Mt. Blue Theater Company will present "The Boys NextDoor," a sensitive and sophisticated comedy, Nov. 6-8 in the schoolauditorium. The play by Tom Griffin offers a glimpse into theeveryday lives of four mentally handicapped men living in a groupapartment. "The Boys ...
Trumpeter goes 'Clazz and Jassical'
Nov 01, 2008 ... GORHAM - Trumpeter Trent Austin, who has performed with TonyBennett, Natalie Cole, Joe Williams and Clark Terry, will blend jazzand classical music Friday, Nov. 14, at the University of SouthernMaine. The "Clazz and Jassical" concert, part of USM's school of music'sSpotlight ...
Drug sweep at schools in Jay turns up little
Nov 01, 2008; ... JAY - Police, along with a drug-detecting police dog, did a checkof the Jay middle and high school parking lots Friday in an ongoingeffort to keep the campus drug-free. An illegal substance wasdetected in one vehicle on site that did not belong to students orstaff, officials ...
Funeral Notices
Nov 01, 2008 ... CHAREST - Patricia A., 80, a resident of Lewiston, died inAuburn, Oct. 28. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring Patricia's lifewill be celebrated MONDAY, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick'sChurch. Entombment to follow in the Chapel of the Rosary at St.Peter's Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu ...
Traffic detour
Nov 01, 2008 ... AUBURN - On Monday, Nov. 3, A&D Electric will be replacing thetraffic lights at the intersection of Minot Avenue and High Street.Traffic will be closed on High Street at Academy Street and detouredto Elm Street. Minot Avenue traffic will be reduced to one lane ineach direction ....
McCain has diminished
Nov 01, 2008 ... I laughed as I read the Sun Journal editorial claiming JohnMcCain as the choice for president. "Surely this must be a joke," Isaid to myself. I searched the paper for the words "Gotcha" or even"Just kidding." I agree, there was a time when McCain was the agent of changethis ...
Editorial ignored the facts
Nov 01, 2008 ... This is in response to the Sun Journal editorial, Oct. 18, thatencouraged a yes vote on Question 1. I offer my perspective, notonly as a taxpayer, but also as a local practicing physician. The editorial does acknowledge that a small tax on sugar-ladenbeverages and beer and wine is ...
Opera House ought to be 'buttoned down,' experts say
Nov 01, 2008; ... NORWAY - If nothing else, experts say, the damaged three-storyOpera House must be "buttoned down" to keep it standing as thecenterpiece of the downtown National Historic District until othersteps can be taken to ensure its survival. "When these old buildings get abandoned, the roof ...
Seven receive Reiki certification
Nov 01, 2008 ... MEXICO - Reiki master/teacher Rhonda Ouellette of Earth SpiritHealing Center announced that seven students have earned Reiki Icertification for ...
Conditions favor deer hunters
Nov 01, 2008; ... AUGUSTA - For a change, people taking to the woods with firearmsto hunt deer on opening day can expect favorable hunting conditionson Saturday, instead of the usual rain. "In much of the state, they are forecasting high winds this weekand some potential snowfall on the ground," ...
Deer poachers plead guilty
Nov 01, 2008; ... AUGUSTA - Six men from the same family have pleaded guilty todeer poaching or related charges stemming from a nearly two-yearinvestigation by the Maine Warden Service. The men, ranging in age from 21 to 65, were convicted of an arrayof crimes, including night hunting, baiting deer ...
Falcons flawless flight
Nov 01, 2008; ... RUMFORD - There were some surprises, but it was the MountainValley Falcons who ended up recapturing the Campbell Conferenceregular-season championship at Hosmer Field on Friday. Quarterback Cameron Kaubris threw three touchdown passes, andseniors Justin Staires and Matt Laubauskas ...
Stubborn Bulldogs bag Cougars, 37-14
Nov 01, 2008; ... FAIRFIELD - Despite a late Mt. Blue touchdown and a suddenlytenuous seven-point lead, the Lawrence football team was pretty calmat halftime. It wasn't that the unbeaten Bulldogs took Friday's Eastern Aquarterfinal against the upstart Cougars for granted. Lawrenceentered the ...
Hornets evade Raiders
Nov 01, 2008; ... TURNER - Strange things have been known to happen whenever OakHill and Leavitt converge on the gridiron. As Friday night's Pine Tree Conference quarterfinal showed,throwing the two teams together on Halloween just increases thebizarre quotient. Top-seeded Leavitt overcame ...
OT win a real treat for Andies
Nov 01, 2008; ... LIVERMORE FALLS - Shawn Whiting never twisted his ankle withbetter timing than he did Friday night on the goal line at GriffinField. His own 165-pound mass falling awkwardly on that creaky jointultimately was far less hazardous to his health than two dozenexultant, padded ...
Knights crown Patriots
Nov 01, 2008; ... GRAY - Nick Douglas can hurt an opponent in more ways than one. He runs, he catches and he defends. The Poland senior added another talent to his team-killingarsenal Friday night: Juggling. Douglas converted a tipped ball into a 56-yard catch and ran upthe right ...
Markey, Hebron blank Berwick
Nov 01, 2008 ... HEBRON - Sarah Markey scored two goals and Emily Russell stoppedall five shots to lead Hebron to a 3-0 girls soccer win over BerwickAcademy on Friday ...
Maineiacs prepare for weekend on road
Nov 01, 2008; ... LEWISTON - Two more road games, two more chances for the LewistonMaineiacs to inch closer to the 10-win plateau for the season. The Maineiacs bus rumbled out of the parking lot at theAndroscoggin Bank Colisee on Friday morning, bound for Moncton, NewBrunswick. There, the team ...
Clerks getting ready for election
Nov 01, 2008; ... One person, one vote. It sounds easy, but behind the scenes it takes a lot of work. Clerks in Auburn, Farmington, Lewiston, Norway and Rumford saythey have been busy all week registering voters and collectingabsentee ballots. Most are preparing as they do for ...
Who will win? Ask the barber
Nov 01, 2008 ... Duke Dulac, an Augusta barber who says he's accurately predictedelections since 1973 by polling his clients, said it's going to beJohn McCain who wins the White House on Nov. 4.A local broadcasterasked Dulac whether he had more Republican customers than Democrats.He said ...
Channeling politics
Nov 01, 2008; ... Lewiston-born Gerald Polley tried to run for president with firstlady Laura Bush as veep. As a 17-year-old with a drinking problem, Gerald Polley walked upto a fellow in Bangor who looked like a guy who'd made death threatsagainst him, announced "You're it," and shot the stranger ...
Dating on the cheap
Nov 02, 2008; ... I've had lots of people tell me recently that they have stoppeddating because it is just too expensive now during tough economictimes. Well, that's just silly. Most of these folks are people stuck in the worn out "dinner-and-a-movie-date" that can easily set you back a ...
Scented candles an inexpensive way to create refuge
Nov 02, 2008; ... With the economy giving us vertigo and politics at a rollingboil, making our home an escape and a place that puts us in a goodmood is more important than ever. Scent is an important part of that nesting, said Harry Slatkin,president of home fragrance company Slatkin & Co. and ...
These concert tales will give you the blues
Nov 02, 2008 ... Going to a concert is a unique experience. It's one that willnever be repeated exactly, based on the dynamic (or intoxicationlevel) of the crowd and the exchanges between audience and artist,and most everyone has a story to share - not all of them good. Here are some of our ...
Eats: The Penny Store
Nov 02, 2008; ... I've always loved mom-and-pop sandwich shops. If you've lived in Maine for any length of time, you know thekind of place I mean. They're the little stores tucked to the sideof rural roads and housed in old buildings nestled in the center oftown. They're the places that have been ...
Face Time: Derek Wood
Nov 02, 2008; ... Volkswagen, Apple de Ap of the Black Eyed Peas and Derek Wood arefinding themselves in Derek Wood's lens. When Derek Wood moved to California, he didn't know very manypeople, but he knew he had to hone his photography skills. So heembarked on a 365-day self-portrait project ....
A family for ME
Nov 02, 2008 ... Elishea Elishea, born in 1991, is a teenager who loves to laugh and havefun. She describes herself as a country girl who doesn't want tolive in the city. She loves to listen to country music, do arts andcrafts, draw and write stories. Her favorite color is green. Sheloves animals ...
What's your gripe?
Nov 02, 2008 ... It is most annoying to take the time to go into a business, be inthe middle of a transaction, have the phone ring, and thetransaction is stopped while over-the-phone business is conducted.It is rude to put an in-person customer on the back burner. - Anonymous 1. Why do city ...
Raking in memories of when yardwork was a family affair
Nov 02, 2008 ... As I rake my yard on a recent morning, I breathe in the frostyair and wonder how long it will be before falling leaves give way tofalling snowflakes. Smoke rises from a nearby brush pile, remindingme of the old days when my family worked together to tackle theannual fall clean-up and all ...
Mystery photo
Nov 02, 2008 ... If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us atbmail@sunjournal.com or call 689-2896 and leave a voice mail withyour answer. Please ...
Night Life
Nov 02, 2008 ... Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations.If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listingsmust be e-mailed to bmail@sunjournal.com and received no later thanThursday.Tonight Sparks The Rescue, Mace Cove, The Good Times, ...
We're in the pink
Nov 02, 2008; ... Mainers are raising thousands for breast cancer awareness. Whypink works and where the money's going - it might surprise you. Last month the Lewiston Maineiacs took to the ice with 20 pinkhockey sticks and then auctioned off a pink goalie's mask. ComeApril, a very pink propane ...
Agnes Cook
Nov 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - Agnes Cook, 73, died Friday, Oct. 24, at Central MaineMedical Center. She was born in Wilton, June 29, 1935, the daughter of CharlesEdwards and Pearl Edwards. She loved to crochet and was highlighted in the ...
Raynaldo Janelle
Nov 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - A Mass of Christian Burial was held for RaynaldoJanelle on Friday at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, with theMonsignor Marc Caron officiating. Offertory gifts were presented byJennifer Warren and Kimberly Clapp, two of Mr ....
Romeo "Chuck" Poirier
Nov 01, 2008 ... SABATTUS - A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of Romeo"Chuck" Poirier was held Friday at Our Lady of The Rosary Churchafter prayers at the Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home. The Rev. LionelChouinard celebrated the Mass and Deacon Dean Lachance recitedcommittal prayers at the Maine ...
Dorothy G. "Dot" Sanchas
Nov 01, 2008 ... RUMFORD - A Mass of Christian Burial for Dorothy G. "Dot" Sanchaswas celebrated Friday at St. Athanasius-St. John Church in Rumford.Celebrants were the Rev. Angelo LeVasseur and the Rev. AlfredJacques. George Gionet was the altar assistant. Readings were doneby Arita Zitoli and Joan ...
Audrey P. Thompson
Nov 01, 2008 ... RUMFORD - Funeral services for Audrey P. Thompson of Rumford wereconducted Thursday at the Meader and Son Funeral Home with the Rev.Robert Peters officiating. Music selections were: "How Great ThouArt" and "Just Find Jesus." Special music "Amazing Love" was sung byguitarist ...
Curt J. Neilson
Nov 01, 2008 ... MEXICO - Curt J. Neilson, 55, of Dixfield, passed away Thursday,Oct. 30, after a brief battle with liver cancer. He left us in thecomfort of his companion's home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on Sept. 22., 1953, in Newport, R.I., to Wilma(Record) and Donald ...
John Joseph Ponte Sr.
Nov 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - John Joseph Ponte Sr., 86, of Lewiston died Thursday,Oct. 30, at St. Mary's d'Youville Pavilion. He was born in Taunton, Mass., on Sept. 20, 1922, a son to thelate Manuel and Maria (Alves) Ponte. He was educated inMassachusetts, and graduated from Bentley ...
A color for every reason
Nov 02, 2008 ... Ribbon colors and some of the causes associated with them,courtesy of personalizedcause.com, where, yes, all are for sale. Amber: Appendix cancer Black: Amish support; mourning, Blue: Alopecia; child abuse; drowning; free speech; short bowlsyndrome Brown: Great ...
Do breast cancer nonprofits ever say no?
Nov 02, 2008; ... Yes, they do. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation has nothing againstMace. But when Mace's maker approached them about donating money tothe nonprofit for breast cancer awareness and announcing that on thelabel, something didn't sit right. "They market it to women for ...
Talk of the town
Nov 02, 2008; ... The day after Don't talk to me, I'm in a mood. As far as I'm concerned, the dayafter Halloween is the worst day of the year and Nov. 2 is nopicnic, either. The big night is over. The masks, plastic spidersand black lights go back to the basement. All there is to lookforward to is ...
Police log
Nov 02, 2008 ... Malone Teofilo Vincecruz, 30, of 247 Webber Ave. on a warrant andcharges of operating while license suspended or revoked andviolation of bail conditions, 8:08 p.m. Thursday at 34 Cedar St. Shannon Lee Gallant, 24, of 247 Webber Ave. on a charge ofhindering apprehension or ...
McCain kid: Trusts candidate 'completely' on handling Iraq
Nov 02, 2008; ... LEWISTON - Luke Jensen, 17, is a politically active Republican,even though he can't vote. Jensen volunteers at the Lewiston Republican headquarters,something he's done for four years. He's a member of the RepublicanClub at Lewiston High School. He's also president of ...
Election 101
Nov 02, 2008; ... LEWISTON - McCain is too old. No, McCain has experience. Obama wants to take money from the rich. No, Obama wants to help the middle class. We should drill, baby. Drill now. We should invest in alternative energy, now. It sounded a bit like MSNBC's ...
Obama kid: Says candidate is 'not part of the party machine'
Nov 02, 2008; ... LEWISTON - He's two years away from voting, but that isn'tkeeping Lewiston High School junior Nimal Eames-Scott from politics. He has volunteered at the downtown Democratic headquarters andhe's a member of the Young Democrats Club at Lewiston High School. "Our focus has been ...
Gettin together
Nov 02, 2008; ... It's often easier than it looks. Some communities are savingthousands of dollars. Is yours? It's no easy task getting communities to work together - evenclose neighbors with common goals. But it helps if there's a wolf at the door. For seven northern Maine communities, ...
Regionalization funding is worth preserving
Nov 02, 2008; ... In April, when legislators trying to balance the state's budgetfocused on a two-year-old fund to regionalize local government, fewtook notice. "It's defunct now, but I don't think the state and the taxpayerscan afford to have it be defunct," said Rep. Terry Hayes, D-Buckfield ....
Electing Barack Obama could lead to America's end
Nov 02, 2008 ... The October surprise may turn out to be a 7-year-old interviewwith Barack Obama in which he strongly suggests that the U.S.Constitution is an impediment to his desire to redistribute thenation's wealth. How does Obama credibly take the oath of office to"preserve, protect and defend the ...
Vile speech must be strongly refuted
Nov 02, 2008 ... Slurring candidates harms our nation's sense of wholeness anddecency. I have been appalled of late at the language being used at theend of this political season. "Kill him," "traitor," and the vilestof racist slurs are aimed at Sen. Barack Obama. And lest we imaginethis slide ...