NORWAY (WGME) — A fire left a garage in Norway severely damaged Sunday night. Firefighters said it happened early in the evening at a home on Greenwood Road. According to the Norway Fire Department, the fire spread into the walls of the garage, but crews were able to get it under control and knocked down […]
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Bangor Savings Bank takes steps to limit workplace aggression
Bangor Savings Bank is putting all 900 of its employees through an innovative training program that is designed to empower workers to intervene whenever they witness workplace bullying or harassment. The Bangor-based bank is also sponsoring similar training for some community groups in Maine and trying to get others involved. “It’s one of those questions […]
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Once the stuff of lumberjacks and fishermen, flannel now hot fashion
Flannel is hot. That’s a reassuring thought as Maine slips inexorably into winter. But flannel is hot in a way that transcends the warmth of the soft, cozy cotton, wool or sometimes synthetic fabric. “It’s really a fashion statement,” said Christina Binkley, the Wall Street Journal’s fashion and style columnist and author. And that fashion […]
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Musicians raise funds for Lewiston park
Friends gather around musician Ken Brooks prior to the start of the Denny Breau’s Happy Together concert Sunday at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Brooks of Athens made the guitar he is holding and performed with his wife, Jane, left, during the fundraiser for Lewiston’s Pettingill School Park. Six couples performed during the fifth […]
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Child, 16 months old, found on Knox Street
LEWISTON — A 16-month-old boy was taken Sunday afternoon to Central Maine Medical Center after being found outside an apartment building on Knox Street. Lewiston police said the boy left an apartment at 10 Knox St., and was outside for 10 to 15 minutes before being found by a passer-by. Police Lt. David St. Pierre […]
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Another record for Brady, and another win over Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Brady set yet another NFL record. Ho-hum. The New England Patriots quarterback was more excited about earning another victory. Brady threw two touchdown passes and became the career leader in total yards passing in regular-season and playoff games, leading the Patriots past the New York Jets 27-13 on Sunday. […]
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First international business trip raises culture questions
DEAR ABBY: I’m worried for my son. He’s going on his first business trip in January — to Japan. He doesn’t drink alcohol. (He’s not an alcoholic; it’s his personal choice.) His bosses, who do business there frequently, are now telling him that the Japanese will not do business with you unless you drink with […]
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Does your insurer affect the wait for an appointment?
DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, a person wrote that it took weeks to schedule an appointment with her primary care physician. I have found that it takes months, not weeks, to schedule an appointment with primary care physicians in my area (a large city with two medical schools). I am on Medicare, as […]
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Christmastide Bell Choir returns to Norway church
The Christmastide Bell Choir is rehearsing for its annual concerts at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Second Congregational Church, UCC, 205 Main St., Norway. The 14th annual Christmastide concerts include adult vocal and bell choirs, songs by the children’s choir and a performance by professional dancer Debi Irons. There […]
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Aries: Make choices based on facts
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Peter Facinelli, 45; Garcelle Beauvais, 52; Tina Turner, 79; Rich Little, 80. Happy Birthday: Live life in the moment. Expand your mind, awareness and possibilities, but don’t let temptation be your downfall. Living within your means and sticking to a plan will be necessary if you don’t want to be […]