The town will help the buyer with grants to redevelop the property, though it doesn’t necessarily need to remain a bowling alley.
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New emergency department caps Mercy Hospital’s multi-year consolidation
Patients and staff will move from the 80-year-old downtown Portland hospital to Mercy’s Fore River medical complex next week.
Omicron, storms disrupt air travel for 4th consecutive day
Major U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,000 U.S. flights Monday.
AVCOG hosts free webinar: Nuts and Bolts of Google My Business
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments is presenting the free webinar Nuts and Bolts of Google My Business with Corey Zimmerman from The WanderWeb on Jan. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. It’s open to businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Eighty-six percent of searches on the internet are […]
Poland Spring, associates donate meals and heating funds
POLAND – Poland Spring and its associates from its bottling facilities in Poland, Hollis and Kingfield made several December donations to help keep Mainers warm and support local families in need. Poland Spring donated thousands of dollars in heating assistance to seven Maine communities, including $10,000 to the town of Fryeburg, $5,000 to the town […]
UScellular donates to Kaydenz Kitchen
LEWISTON — UScellular donated $500 to Kaydenz Kitchen as part of its Locally Grown Joy campaign to help support the organization’s operating costs. The donation was one of more than 70 across the county as part of the campaign. In 2019, UScellular celebrated Kayden Boilard, who founded the nonprofit with her family, as one of […]
Maine appeals ruling that allows out-of-state sellers of medical cannabis
The case appears to be the first of its kind to reach a federal appeals court, where the opinion could have ramifications in other states.
Better Homes and Gardens The Masiello Group donates to Promise Early Education Center
AUBURN — Better Homes and Gardens The Masiello Group raised more than $800 in its annual snowsuit drive for the Promise Early Education Center. The funds bought gloves and more than 22 full sets of snowsuits. As the Head Start program for Androscoggin County, Promise provides a safe environment in which children learn and grow. […]
U.S. should consider vaccine mandate for domestic air travel, Fauci says
The top U.S. expert on infectious diseases says such a mandate might drive up the nation’s lagging vaccination rate.
Nearly 185,000 Ford F-150 pickups may have serious driveshaft problem
Drivers may notice a loose underbody insulator, or they may hear a rattling, clicking or clunking noise due to a loose underbody insulator contacting the driveshaft, Ford said.