AUBURN — Mary Beth Moyer had dreams of traveling back to Africa, serving with the Peace Corps. “Some people fall in love with Africa,” she said. “And the people that fall in love, really fall in love.” She’s one of those people. With a degree in International Relations, she studied for a time in Senegal. […]
Africa
Posted inObituaries
Clarence H. Merrill
1925 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Clarence H. “Sonny” Merrill died Sunday, April 12, at the Maine Veterans’ Home. He was born in Poland on Aug. 8, 1925, the son of Clarence C. and Esther Martin Merrill. After graduating from South Paris High School in 1943, he served as a medic in World War II […]
advertisement
Posted inLocal Sports
Lewiston High School soccer evolves over time, unites students and cultures
LEWISTON — “Shobow Saban” echoed through the halls of Lewiston Middle School from the muffled, crackling speakers. Curious classmates looked for him in the hallways. Some swiveled in their seats if they thought he might be in their classroom. There was a certain mystery about Saban, a scared immigrant who, along with his family, was […]
Posted insj-web
CDC cites Ebola concerns in warning against travel to West Africa
WASHINGTON — The outbreak of the extraordinarily lethal Ebola virus has worsened in West Africa, with the contagion showing no sign of coming under control, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday to warn Americans to avoid nonessential travel to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. In addition to raising the health threat […]