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Mario Tama, Getty Images

Gardiner + Augusta Will Be Open Dec. 29 to Issue Marriage Licenses

Augusta and Gardiner will each open for three hours to issue marriage licenses Saturday, December 29. They are not normally open on weekends, but this is a special case. December 29 is the first day same-sex couples in Maine can get married.

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Adam Berry, Getty Images

Maine has 5 of the Nation’s Top 13 Rural Hospitals

A national group has found 13 rural hospitals to be the best in the United States. But get this, out of the 13, five are in Maine! Maine is the only state to have more than one rural hospital on the list.

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Category: Family, Health, Local News
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Andreas Rentz, Getty Images

Flu Season is Starting Early This Year

Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade. Health officials said suspected flu cases have jumped in five Southern states, and the primary strain circulating tends to make people sicker than other types. But there is some good news!

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Category: Family, Health, Lifestyle
Getty Images/Mark Nolan
Getty Images/Mark Nolan

Old Fashioned Holiday Celebration At Museum L/A

It's an Old-Fashioned Holiday Celebration this Saturday afternoon at the Museum L/A on Canal Street in Lewiston. There will be photos with Santa. Also, view over 100 original Santa pictures that were taken at the legendary Peck's Department Store in Lewiston.

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Frances Rosario

McDonald’s Breakfast Burrito Ruined by Pesky Nose Ring

Good news/bad news. The good news is we found your nose ring!! The bad news is that it was in somebody's McDonald's breakfast burrito in Lawrenceville, Georgia. So we might not be eating another one of those for a while, because yuck.

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Future Lawrence High School Gold Ball Champions!

I know it's a little premature, what with Anderson only being in 1st grade but...you never know! Maybe a future star will arise in this bunch!

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Sharon's parents
Photo by Sharon Buck

Our Parents Are Getting Older

I can still remember my father teaching me to ride my bike, my mother sliding us over the dining room table to make it shine and the two of them dancing in the livingroom while my dad sand Perry Como at the top of his lungs.

That was over 30 years ago. I can still see them in mind both with brown hair, both without glasses and both very active. The years go by and, as you know, their hair gets a little grayer, their height gets a little shorter and they can't do as much as they used to. That's when it's time to step up.

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Sharon Heart
Photo by Sharon Buck

CPR Scares Me…

Earlier this year, I was at Crystal Falls in Chelsea watching my boyfriend Chad's band Cold Blue Steel perform. My friend Amber and I were having so much fun dancing. They are so good! We were dancing away when all of a sudden something changed.

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photo from youtube

Christmas At Old Fort Western and Downtown Augusta Tree Lighting

This Saturday, Christmas fills the air in Downtown Augusta. The annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration will feature plenty of events on Saturday in downtown Augusta, including Christmas at Old Fort Western. The family will enjoy a reading of The Night Before Christmas, caroling, hot chocolate and mulled cider will be served.

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Getty Images, photo by Justin Sullivan

Thanksgiving Was Good

What a great Thanksgiving dinner this year at the house. We had a lot of turkey, stuffing and all the fixings including pumpkin and chocolate pie. We had 9 people at the table this year with some friends whose spouses had to work, eat with us

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