LEWISTON — Geiger announces the promotion of Brandi Vachon to assistant program manager in corporate programs. Vachon has been with Geiger for more than 24 years. She started her career in 1994 as an order expediter. She was promoted to inventory specialist lead in corporate programs in 2008. In her new role, her primary duty […]
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Mitchell to be featured speaker
AUBURN — Sarah Mitchell, a shareholder with Skelton Taintor & Abbott in Auburn, will be a featured speaker at the National Business Institute Divorce Law Boot Camp, to be held in Portland, Dec. 10. The daylong event is designed for attorneys and may be used for continuing legal education credit. It will also be beneficial […]
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Schooner Estates gets top rating
AUBURN — Schooner Estates Senior Living Community announces it has been selected as a “Caring Star of 2019” for service excellence in senior living. Schooner earned five stars in consumer ratings and reviews from tenants and tenant’s family members on Caring.com. Among the 128 Caring Star communities across the country, Schooner Estates was the only […]
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Poliquin seeks recount in Maine's 2nd District race
Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin asked Monday for a recount in the 2nd Congressional District race he lost narrowly to Jared Golden, the Lewiston Democrat. Later in the day, Golden said, “Dragging this process out only hurts the people we were elected to serve.” Golden said in a prepared statement Poliquin is “within his rights […]
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Skydiving instructor’s death was a suicide, Maine police say
An experienced skydiving instructor who fell to his death during a tandem jump in York County in September committed suicide by intentionally undoing his harness, state police said Monday. Skydiving instructor Brett Bickford, 41, of Rochester, New Hampshire, fell a mile to his death after separating from the student during the jump on Sept. 27, police said. […]
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NASA spacecraft lands on Mars after six-month journey
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars landed on the red planet Monday after a six-month, 300 million-mile (482 million-kilometer) journey and a perilous, six-minute descent through the rose-hued atmosphere. Flight controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, leaped out of their seats and […]
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Lewiston declares parking ban
LEWISTON — The city will have a parking ban in effect from 11 p.m. Monday to 11 a.m. Tuesday because of the snowstorm forecast to hit the area. Any car parked on a city street will be towed, and the owner will be fined $30 plus the cost of towing. More information can be found […]
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Christmas tree farms open for the holidays
CHINA — When Robert Palmer and his wife Donna purchased their Hanson Road farm, he wanted to raise cattle. But, deterred by slaughtering cows, the duo opted to grow Christmas trees for the winter. Ben and Molly’s Christmas Tree Farm, named after the Palmer’s beloved Spaniels, and other farms across Central Maine opened for business […]
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Jaryd Bates graduates basic military training
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS — U.S. Air Force Airman Jaryd M. Bates graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who […]
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U.S. agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fence
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — U.S. border agents fired tear gas on hundreds of migrants protesting near the border with Mexico on Sunday after some of them attempted to get through the fencing and wire separating the two countries, and American authorities shut down the nation’s busiest border crossing from the city where thousands are waiting […]