FREEPORT (AP) — U.S. retailer L.L. Bean is looking to sell more parkas, sweaters, flannel and mittens in Canada as part of its strategy for a return to sales growth. The 106-year-old retailer’s iconic boot and other products will be sold in 24 stores in Canada this holiday season, and in L.L. Bean-branded stores opening […]
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New South Portland fire truck catches fire during training
The city of South Portland said it will conduct an internal investigation to determine how firefighters on Tuesday damaged a brand new, $1.1 million Pierce ladder truck during a training exercise. The city said a crew of three firefighters were training in the rear parking lot of the Cash Corner fire station when the truck’s […]
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Emerson College poll shows Mills leading Moody
A new poll shows Democrat Janet Mills with an 8-point advantage over Republican Shawn Moody in Maine’s gubernatorial race but suggests a dead heat in the hotly contested race for the 2nd Congressional District. The campaigns of Moody and Terry Hayes — an independent who was not named in the poll — questioned the accuracy […]
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Maine's 2nd District race airs most House ads in nation
It probably seems you cannot escape the advertising for the 2nd Congressional District race in Maine. In what may be the hottest political showdown in America, an average of 26 commercials tied to the contest aired every hour in Maine during a 10-day period that ended Oct. 25, according to the Wesleyan Media Project. One of […]
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Former Portland TV news anchor Doug Rafferty dies at 66
Former WGME reporter and anchor Doug Rafferty died in Hawaii, according to the Portland television station. Rafferty, a longtime anchor at the CBS affiliate, died eight hours after arriving in Hawaii to visit his daughter, his wife, Bev, told WGME. He was 66. Rafftery joined WGME in the early 1990s and spent 21 years at […]
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In this church, salvation comes with a clean needle
LEWISTON — The Church of Safe Injection does not have stained glass windows, pews, hymns, organs or an altar. Not a single chalice or robe is in sight on the dark, cold and clammy streets of Lewiston. The church is behind founder Jesse Harvey’s red Honda Fit — hatchback open — parked on Spruce Street, […]
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U.S. poet laureate to talk in Norway, Lewiston
In her travels to rural communities, poet laureate Tracy K. Smith senses a need among Americans to find an inner truth, and she’s using poetry as a way to help those people find it. “I do think there is a thirst, and not just for poetry,” she said. “Poetry is great at quenching all kinds […]
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Anglican Church to host Quilt Show and Christmas fair
MECHANIC FALLS — The Anglican Church at 64 Elm St. will host a fair and quilt show Saturday, Nov. 3. Christmas at the Olde Country Store will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will feature baked goods, cheese by the pound, a raffle table, Christmas ornaments, white elephant items and articles sewn […]
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Golden: An inspired choice
A Marine Corps veteran and state legislator, Jared Golden has a record of bi-partisan work to pass legislation that will improve health care access, protect the middle class and assist veterans in obtaining jobs and medical care upon their return home. He is opposed to tax cuts for the wealthy and the defunding of Social […]
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Benefits and risks of donating a kidney
DEAR DR ROACH: I am a female, mid-50s in very good health. I’m considering donating a kidney to a friend’s adult son, who has been on dialysis for several months. I’ve read quite a bit about it, but can you give me your concerns as if I were your good friend? I understand that any […]