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Karen Beaudoin

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  • Published
    October 25, 2019

    David Treadwell: A new home for Twice-told Tales

    Consider this business model: You pay nothing for the products you sell. You pay nothing for labor. You give people a good place to take their unwanted stuff. Everything you sell makes someone happy. And every dollar you make enlightens people of all ages in your local community and beyond.  Twice-Told Tales overseen by the […]

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    October 25, 2019

    Gordon Weil: Opioids as Social Security painkiller

    Important and worrying truths, even for people far from retirement, are hidden behind in the plentiful advice about Social Security benefits.  Some experts suggest delaying the start of taking benefits, because the payments will be higher if you wait, rather than beginning the year you are eligible for full benefits.  That could be helpful advice, depending on your assets, but it may be an illusion.  The advice promoting delay of benefits is often accompanied by suggestions that it […]

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    October 25, 2019

    Community News

    Vets’ Day 5K benefits Honor Flight Maine Wells Chamber of Commerce will host its sixth annual Veterans’ Day 5K on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. The 5K run/walk will start and end at the Wells Elks Lodge, 356 Bald Hill Road, Wells. Proceeds for the event will benefit Honor Flight Maine. The first 100 […]

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    October 25, 2019

    Ron Chase: The Wild, Wild West

    Traversing Ball Mountain Dam on the West River in southeastern Vermont is a serious workout.  Carrying a canoe or kayak doubles the fun.  Starting at a parking area below the massive dirt and gravel gravity dam, paddlers load boats on their shoulders and ascend abruptly for several hundred feet to the top.  The climb is […]

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    October 25, 2019

    Letter: Impressed with Twice Told

    A couple of friends and I got a “sneak preview” the other day of the Brunswick Library’s used bookstore — Twice Told Tales.  We were all very impressed — not only with the layout but also with the brightness of the interior — good sunlight from the front windows and bright yellow walls combined to make […]

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    October 25, 2019

    Talk on 19th C same-sex relationship at Brunswick library

    Curtis Library will host a book talk with Tilly Laskey about her new book “Precious & Adored: The Love Letters of Rose Cleveland and Evangeline Simpson Whipple, 1890-1918,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Laskey is co-editor of this collection of letters, published in their entirety, that document almost 30 years of love between two women of […]

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    October 25, 2019

    Telephone service for disabled Mainers topic of Nov. 18 forum

    Debra Bare-Rogers of Disability Rights Maine will talk about Maine Relay Services, a free statewide service that connects voice telephone users with people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, have a speech disability, or are late-deafened, at noon Nov. 18 at People Plus in Brunswick.  Maine Relay Services allows consumers to use special equipment (captioned telephone, TTY, VCO or HCO) and other […]

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    October 25, 2019

    Antique appraisal event to raise funds for Durham’s Union Church

    The Durham Historic District Commission is an antique appraisal event in Durham 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9 in the cafeteria of the Durham Community School. The event will raise funds to restore the he Union Church, which was built in 1835 and served as Durham’s Town Hall for many years. The building needs repair  The appraiser for this […]

  • Published
    October 25, 2019

    Sustainable SoPo

    Insulating window inserts could save you 20 percent on your fuel bills.

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    October 25, 2019

    A Window on the Past

    The first thing that comes to mind when hearing this family’s name is Trefethen’s Garage that used to be located on the corner of Broadway and Cottage Road

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