DEAR ABBY: My best friend (since we were babies) and I are having a disagreement. She had two kids when she was 16 and 17 who are now in their early 20s. One of them still lives rent-free under her roof. My friend struggled her whole life but got a college degree, bought a house […]
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Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Pets, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
Draco, Abby-the-Cat waiting for 'fur-ever' homes
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced the Pets of the Week. Dog of the Week Draco, a 1-to-3-year-old male, American Staffy mix, is a powerful and playful, high-energy super-smart guy who’s still learning leash manners. He’s very affectionate, and would do well in a home with older kids, but not with cats […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Woman charged in dog abandonment
LEWISTON — An Auburn woman suspected of dropping off a dog outside a local animal shelter last month and driving off has been summonsed. Animal Control Officer Wendell Strout issued a summons Feb. 15 to Sarah Vye on a charge of cruelty to animals, a Class D misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to 364 […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Abandoned dog stirs empathy
I was just fine until I watched the video in its entirety. The dog bounds out of the car with unleashed enthusiasm and not a care in the world. She runs a big circle in that crazy grinning way dogs have when it’s play time, tail whipping from side to side because by God, life […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Teacher, parent support boost Buckfield’s top two students
BUCKFIELD — Mickayla Wiley and Abby Campbell are the top two students in Buckfield Junior-Senior High School’s Class of 2014. They are close friends, active in a variety of activities and have attended school in Buckfield their whole lives. But they are different, too. Wiley, 18, the valedictorian, plans to attend the University of Maine […]