The Woman’s Literary Union (WLU) of Androscoggin County will open its historic Foss Mansion at 19 Elm St. in Auburn for a Christmas Open House and Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Admission is free. Santa will be there in the morning. For sale will be gift baskets, baked goods, holiday […]
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College football: Gamecocks have Black Bears’ ‘full attention’
The first thing you notice about the University of Maine’s opponent in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs is that Jacksonville State has a heck of an offense. The Gamecocks average 41.1 points and 499 yards per game. They’re led by sophomore quarterback Zerrick Cooper, a transfer from Clemson who has thrown […]
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College football: No restrictions for mended Maine QB Ferguson
Sophomore quarterback Chris Ferguson was back at practice for the University of Maine football team Tuesday morning, saying he had no restrictions on his right shoulder. Ferguson has missed parts of the last two games, each time aggravating a right shoulder injury he first suffered in the third game of the season. He missed two […]
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Plow driver shortage worsens for DOT
As Maine cleans up from another early winter storm, the Department of Transportation is trying to scrape up more than snow. For years, the department has struggled to find enough workers who are willing to toil through long days and nights clearing snow from the state’s public roads. Now the labor shortage appears to be […]
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Nordic Skiing: Gerencer starts fresh in final season
Emily Gerencer still attends St. Dominic Academy in Auburn, but instead of competing for Maranacook in Nordic skiing, this winter the senior will be competing for a different school: Leavitt Area High School. Joined by fellow St. Dom’s student Mark D’Alessandro, in his first year of Nordic competition, the two decided that Leavitt, a ten-minute-shorter […]
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Maine deer harvest is highest since 2004
The number of deer killed by hunters in Maine this year is the highest in at least 14 years. Hunters have reported killing 30,299 deer in Maine so far this fall, the most since 2004, when 30,926 were killed. State biologists say the final number likely will surpass the 2004 harvest but probably fall short […]
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Second accuser testifies that defrocked priest abused him for years in Maine
ALFRED — Keith Townsend described his memory of the bottle in Ronald Paquin’s hand: Tanqueray gin. He described how Paquin made him a drink and then got upset when the liquor made him throw up on the carpet in the trailer at a Kennebunkport campground. And he described the way Paquin touched him that night […]
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Questions raised about extra votes added to 2nd District results
AUGUSTA — As officials scramble to comply with a Monday request for a recount of the nearly 290,000 ballots cast in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District election, the state’s Republican Party raised questions Tuesday about the transparency of the initial count. When Secretary of State Matt Dunlap recently certified the results of the race, Democrat Jared […]
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Professional Development Series Dec. 11
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will present its Professional Development Series seminar titled Effective Recruiting Techniques from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11. It will be held in room 170 at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster St., Lewiston. Said Eastman, CEO and general manager at JobsInTheUS.com, […]
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Business After Hours Dec. 18
AUBURN — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Uplift LA are hosting Business After Hours from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Lost Valley Ski Area, 200 Lost Valley Road, Auburn. Those attending are asked to bring an unwrapped gift for a child up to 18 years old to add to […]