LEWISTON — Dr. Sean McGarr, a gastroenterologist who is considered a leading provider in Maine and has been honored for his advanced endoscopic therapy, has joined Central Maine Healthcare as a medical director. McGarr recently practiced at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. He will join CMH next month as medical director for gastroenterology and endoscopy. […]
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Boys' soccer: Jackson's throws can flip script for Edward Little — WITH VIDEO
AUBURN — Luckily for Edward Little boys’ soccer coach Tim Mains, he got to replace one flipping Jackson with another. Exit Connor, EL class of 2018, enter Jake, a sophomore and first-time varsity player. But what didn’t change for the Red Eddies was being equipped with a player who could do a flip throw-in. “It […]
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Oxford man dies after log falls on him at Auburn sand pit
AUBURN — Police said an Oxford man died in a logging accident Monday afternoon at a sand pit on Gracelawn Road. Thomas Staples, 57, died when a log fell from a cherry picker and struck him, Deputy Police Chief Jason Moen said in a news release. Staples was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston […]
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Auburn Middle School votes in mock election
Camren Dufour, 12, works on his geography assignment after voting during the Maine Student Mock Election in his Auburn Middle School seventh-grade social studies class on Monday. Seventh- and eighth-grade students voted for Maine’s next governor, U.S. senator, U.S. congressman and on the Maine citizen initiative and four state bond questions. Social studies teacher Shane […]
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Best apple crop in memory
Phyllis Benoit, right, and her mother, Rita Benoit, finish picking apples at Stukas Orchards in Lewiston on Monday. The Benoits picked Cortland apples for the apple sauce and pies that they plan to make. Farm owner Richard Stukas said that this has been the best apple crop that he can remember. He said that he […]
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Poliquin might challenge results if ranked-choice voting leads to his defeat
One of the more telling moments in the two debates this fall among the four candidates to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District came during the final question they faced. Asked if they’d accept the outcome of the ranked-choice voting contest, three of the contenders said they would. But U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term Republican […]
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Youth group fundraisers; readers respond
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Mount Blue Moccasins Pathfinder Club, a youth group for 10- to 17-year-olds sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is preparing to go to the International Camporee in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in August 2019. We have two ongoing fundraisers, a can and bottle drive, and a clothing drive that includes soft goods such […]
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Man seriously injured in crash in Jay
JAY — A man was seriously injured Sunday night when his pickup left East Jay Road and hit a tree, police Sgt. Russell Adams said Monday. The man was taken by NorthStar EMS ambulance to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He is believed to be from West Virginia and recently moved to Jay, Adams […]
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Early voting available in Lewiston
LEWISTON — The City Clerk’s office opened its early voting location at City Hall on Monday, with roughly two weeks to go before the Nov. 6 election. Any registered voter can cast a ballot in the City Council Chamber on the first floor of City Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. There are […]
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Lepage made secret trip to Spain last week to meet with CMP's owners
AUGUSTA — Before heading to Iceland for a session of the Arctic Circle Assembly last week, Gov. Paul LePage flew to Spain to meet with leaders of the company that owns Central Maine Power. Julie Rabinowitz, LePage’s press secretary, confirmed Monday that LePage met with Iberdrola on Oct. 16. Rabinowitz said LePage and Iberdrola executives […]