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A night of adult humor
Jun 17, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- Three Maine comedians have the green light for adult humor on Friday and Saturday at 49 Franklin St., which will host Brian Brinegar, Jeremie Remian and Paul Hunt for two nights of uncensored stand-up comedy that will certainly have people laughing in the isles.
Brian Brinegar is a story teller that leaves no stone unturned. Drawing from his experiences as an office monkey and infomercial addict, Brian draws the crowd in and leaves them wanting more. Originally from Los Angeles Brian performs all over New England, can be seen on the Comedy Time Network.
Update from Augusta
Jun 17, 2011 12:00 amConcluding the budget debate
by Dist. 92 Rep. Matt Peterson
While every legislative session deals with countless policy issues among the hundreds of bills it considers (almost 1600 and counting), there is no place that sets state policy more clearly than the two-year budget.
As the Falls Times goes to press, the Legislature will begin considering the biennial budget that has received unanimous approval by the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, was printed over the weekend and will be debated on the floor of both Chambers this week.
Mexico to spread out windfall
Jun 10, 2011 12:00 amMEXICO -- At a time when state revenue sharing has been reduced, Mexico has received an unexpected windfall of $704,975.10 from the Maine State Retirement Association because the town's account was closed out.
Car recovered from Reflection Pool
Jun 10, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- The Information Center parking lot was packed on a beautiful Saturday morning into the early afternoon.
The occasion? People were gathered with their eyes on the Reflection Pool below the Pennacook Dam where a salvage crew worked for a second day to search for Tyson Hanson's silver 2002 Volkswagen Passat.
Early Friday morning, Hanson was outside the vehicle, which had been left running, when it rolled backed, pushed open an unlocked gate and rolled 50 yards down the rocky hill and into the water.
Curves' food drive benefits Rumford Group Homes
Jun 10, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- In April, Curves of Rumford held their annual food donation drive to benefit Rumford Group Homes, Inc. homeless programs.
Kathy Andrews stated, “We are very excited to partner with Rumford Group Homes and our members worked hard to contribute food items for their homeless shelter here in Rumford and for homeless youth in their transitional living program.”
Singer, flute player to perform
Jun 10, 2011 12:00 amREGION -- New England Celtic Arts will present Irish singer and flute player Nuala Kennedy, with Andrea Beaton and Owen Marshall.
Performances will be held at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in South Carthage on Wednesday and at Unity College Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday. Curtain is at 7 p.m. at Skye and 7:30 p.m. in Unity. There is a pre-show jam session one hour prior to curtain.
Audience members are encouraged to bring their instruments and jam with the artists for a few minutes.
Relay For Life -- the hope for a cure
Jun 10, 2011 12:00 amThe theme for this year's Relay For Life was "sports," as evidenced by these bowling pins, Misty and Tamara Steward from the Linwood's Ladies relay team. (Times photo by Bruce Farrin)
Ways to Wellness
Jun 10, 2011 12:00 amIt's been a busy month already and there’s still a few weeks to go.
I’ve been working on a number of projects and as soon as I get something completed, another thing pops up. My biggest fear is missing a deadline and I find myself stressing over it.
Stress can be very harmful to your health if you do not handle it properly. Stress can contribute to headaches, cramps, indigestion, nausea, allergies, tiredness, backaches, depression, stiff necks, ulcers, colitis and heart disease. I get horrible backaches when I’m stressed.
New treatment can help overcome trauma
Jun 10, 2011 12:00 amIt’s called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and it can help people deal with a wide variety of traumatic experiences that have burdened them for years, such as, but not limited to, physical or sexual trauma, phobias, anxieties and other types of traumatic events.
Tri-County Mental Health Services’ Kim Walker, LCSW, has been trained in EMDR and is one of the therapists providing this treatment at TCMHS.
Recipe for Emotional Wellness
Jun 10, 2011 12:00 amWhen we think of Healthy Living, we usually think of it in terms of our physical health.
However, Healthy Living can apply to our emotional and mental health as well. Similar to improving our physical health, we may be able to “get in better shape” emotionally by following this Recipe for Emotional Wellness.
