For Black women like me, the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration still lag those of our counterparts.
2022
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UMF Summer Concert Series to feature Louisa Stancioff, Dead Gowns
Louisa Stancioff and Dead Gowns will close out the outdoor Summer Concert Series, hosted by the University of Maine at Farmington, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, on the lawn of the Emery Community Arts Center on Academy Street. Stancioff is an Indie folk music artist. Her Bulgarian heritage shows through in her intricate […]
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Obituary: Alice L. (Wentworth) Mosher
ROME – Born in Waterbury, Conn. on Nov. 26, 1927, Alice was the eldest daughter of Guy and Pearl Wentworth. She …
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Obituary: Jacqueline “Jackie” Raymond
WATERVILLE – Jacqueline “Jackie” Raymond, 73, passed away peacefully on Aug. 15, 2022 with her family by her side. She was …
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Obituary: Viola Marie Beaulieu
WATERVILLE – Viola Marie Beaulieu passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2022, with her family by her side.
Viola was born …
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Obituary: Cynthia M. Magee
READFIELD – Cynthia M. Magee died Feb. 6, 2022, in Venice, Fla., peacefully in her sleep. She was born in Albany, …
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Obituary: Paulette A. Corson
ALBION – Paulette A. Corson, 77, from Albion passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. She was born in Belleville, Ill. …
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Obituary: Rickey J. Cody
LITCHFIELD – Rickey J. Cody, 64, passed away unexpectedly at home Monday Aug. 15, 2022. Rickey was born in Los Angeles, …
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Damariscotta inn to host end-of-summer lawn, barn party Aug. 27
An end-of-summer lawn and barn party is scheduled to be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at Inn Along the Way, Chapman Farm, 741 Main St. in Damariscotta. It will include the sounds and spirit of summer’s end through music, song and spoken word, according to a news release from the inn. […]
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Gardiner Troop 672 celebrates 90th birthday, builds mini library for church
GARDINER — Troop 672 celebrated its 90th birthday Aug. 15 by building a mini library for Christ Church Episcopal as a service project, according to Sarah Hubert, a parent of a Scout and Troop volunteer. “The Scouts and leaders also built a bottle bin that is behind Christ Church for people to place their bagged […]