LEWISTON — No one has ever accused Patrick Dempsey of lacking pizzazz. Just before sundown Friday, the leather-clad actor swept into Simard-Payne Memorial Park on a Harley-Davidson customized specifically for the event. As they often do when Dempsey rolls in, the crowd went wild. “I’ve never made an entrance like that before,” Dempsey told the […]
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Dinner with Patrick Dempsey delights winner
KENNEBUNKPORT — There were trolley rides. Heirloom tomato salad. And movie star Patrick Dempsey. As prizes go, not half bad. “I think it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” diner Darryl Prue said. “The whole night, it was perfect. It was perfect. I just feel like I was lucky to be chosen. We had a blast.” […]
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Tiffany Bond lashes out at U.S. House hopefuls who fail to speak out for women
For independent congressional candidate Tiffany Bond, there’s no way Brett Kavanaugh should be considered for the Supreme Court. “This man does not appear to have the temperament necessary” to serve on the court, the Portland lawyer said. She said, though, the issue is much larger than whether President Donald Trump’s nominee ought to secure a […]
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Farmington man sentenced to 20 years for raping two girls
SKOWHEGAN — A Farmington man was sentenced this week to 20 years in state prison for raping two girls in the past four years, at least once while threatening to use a hammer. Joseph L. Magee, 40, of Lamkin Lane, pleaded guilty to five of 20 counts of gross sexual assault on the girls — […]
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Dempsey traffic advisory
AUBURN — The city will close certain roads Saturday and Sunday to accommodate runners, walkers and cyclists participating in the weekend Dempsey Challenge. On Saturday, the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge, Broad Street at South Main Street and Mill Street at Riverside Drive will be closed from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. On Sunday, the Bernard Lown […]
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Rachel Desgrosseilliers to speak at Auburn Art Club
AUBURN — The Auburn Art Club will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 at the Park Avenue Methodist Church on Park Avenue. Hostesses for this meeting are Evelyn Larrabee, Sally Plummer, Lula Farrington, Mary Goss and Marian Marks. The guest speaker for this meeting will be Rachel Desgrosseilliers, Executive Director of Museum L-A of Lewiston, […]
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Wilton 20-year-old identified as victim in fatal South Portland crash
South Portland police have identified the Southern Maine Community College students involved in a fatal single-car crash earlier this week. Patrick Donaghue, 20, of Wilton, was a passenger in the car and died as a result of the crash. The driver was William Blanchard, 18, of Gorham. He survived. Police said Blanchard called them around […]
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Susan Collins supports delaying vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said late Friday afternoon that she supports a weeklong delay for a Senate confirmation vote on the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Collins, who has not said how she will vote on the nomination, sent a tweet indicating her support for the delay after pressure increased […]
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Trump administration predicts 7-degree rise in global temperatures
WASHINGTON — Last month, deep in a 500-page environmental impact statement, the Trump administration made a startling assumption: On its current course, the planet will warm a disastrous 7 degrees by the end of this century. A rise of 7 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 4 degrees Celsius, compared with preindustrial levels would be catastrophic, according […]
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GOP races to first Kavanaugh vote after fiery defense against Ford
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are plowing forward with a committee vote Friday on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to Supreme Court after an extraordinary and emotional day of testimony where he denied accusations of sexual assault as “unequivocally” false. His accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, testified that she was “100 percent” certain Kavanaugh attacked her. The […]