GREENE — Days after learning that his Route 202 property had been looted, George Stanley said he has no expectation that people will return what was taken. “Nope,” Stanley said Friday. “I have no faith in human nature.” For days, people have been hauling away items from Stanley’s property after a bogus Craigslist ad announced […]
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Fair game: Children attracted to animals, amusements
FRYEBURG — The sixth day of the 168th Fryeburg Fair on Friday featured something that was missing the first five days: sunshine. With no rain and no clouds in sight, the fair was particularly busy Friday morning, with thousands of people on the grounds by 10 a.m. For some families, the game booths were more […]
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Body found near North Yarmouth home of missing teacher
NORTH YARMOUTH — Children playing in the woods Friday morning discovered a woman’s body less than half a mile from the home of missing teacher Kristin Westra. Police said they could not confirm that the woman was Westra and were awaiting positive identification from the state medical examiner’s office before releasing more information. Westra was […]
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Junior hockey: Thunder defeat Hitmen to open showcase; Nordiques win again
The Twin City Thunder opened their slate at the Cyclones Columbus Day Showcase in Hudson, New Hampshire, with a 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Hitmen in their of two games first games Friday. The victory is Twin City’s third straight USPHL win. “It’s a good win. They are a strong program, we played as […]
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Susan Collins supports confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
Sen. Susan Collins said Friday she would vote to confirm the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Collins made her announcement during a floor speech on the Senate as she detailed her reasoning for her support, despite the urgings of thousands of Mainers that she reject the controversial nominee. She repeated again […]
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New planner, new drivers and new graduation gowns for SAD 52
TURNER — School Administrative District 52 directors Thursday night hired a strategic planner to help chart goals for the next five years and heard about an improving school bus driver situation. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt said Friday that the district had been short as many as seven bus drivers, but in two weeks hopes to whittle that […]
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Police bust underage drinking party in Jay
JAY — Three local men were arrested Thursday at an underage drinking party on Bridge Street, after police got a tip about a heavily intoxicated 16-year-old girl, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Friday. Todd Sullivan, 26, who was hosting the party at his home, was taken into custody early Thursday morning and charged with […]
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WWII Medal of Honor recipient to visit Lewiston to honor Gold Star families
LEWISTON — A World War II Medal of Honor recipient at Iwo Jima will join the festivities Sunday in Lewiston at a groundbreaking ceremony for a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at Veterans Memorial Park. Hershel “Woody” Williams, the fourth-oldest living Medal of Honor recipient at age 95, is spearheading an effort to honor Gold […]
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Body found near North Yarmouth home of missing teacher
NORTH YARMOUTH – Police found a body deep in the woods behind the home of missing teacher Kristin Westra on Friday but would not say whether they think it was her. Capt. Craig Smith of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office did say that the search for Westra has been suspended while authorities focus on the […]
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U.S. unemployment rate falls to 49-year low of 3.7 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September — the lowest level since December 1969 — while hiring slowed. Employers added just 134,000 jobs, the fewest in a year, the Labor Department said Friday. But that figure was likely lowered by Hurricane Florence. Florence struck North and South Carolina in […]