Maine Medical Center is moving forward with the third and final phase of the hospital’s $525 million expansion project, filing site plans for a six-story building on Congress Street in Portland’s West End. Maine Med’s application, filed Tuesday with the Portland Planning Board, proposes a 265,000-square-foot building with a main entrance on Congress Street aimed […]
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Inmate awarded $1.1M in sexual assault case against jailer
A federal judge has awarded $1.1 million to a woman who says she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a former Maine State Prison guard. The woman alleged in a lawsuit that the guard, Joshua Dall-Leighton, assaulted her several times in a prison van while taking her from the Southern Maine Re-entry Center in Alfred to […]
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Lobsterman fear bait shortage if herring quota cut
At the height of the season, Brooklin lobsterman David Tarr spends $600 to $800 a day to bait his traps with herring, pogies or redfish. While some Maine lobstermen swear by herring, Tarr is willing to play the field based on price and availability. Unlike most of his peers, Tarr also has the luxury of […]
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Democrats bring in $7.5M for campaigns; Republicans, $4.3M
Maine Democrats are soundly outraising Republicans in campaign contributions this election season, bringing in a total of $7.5 million to the Republican’s $4.3 million, according to the latest campaign finance reports. Unenrolled candidates have raised $4.3 million, bringing the total campaign contributions by all state candidates this election season to $16.1 million with six weeks […]
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H.S. football: Confident Lajoie standing out on both sides of ball for Ramblers
Dylan Lajoie during Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale football practice Wednesday at Maxwell Field in Winthrop. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) WINTHROP — Poland’s Zach Cote had just made another catch near the Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale sideline when Ramblers coach Dave St. Hilaire heard a voice laced with urgency, directed at him through the post-play din of grunts and whistles. It was from […]
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Chamber Power Trip Oct. 3
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Power Trip spotlighting Sophia’s House from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Sophia’s House, 143 Blake St. Those attending will have the opportunity to tour the old convent before its restoration, and learn about the plans for restoring the historic […]
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'Under the library:' New cafe opens at Auburn Library
AUBURN – Cibo means “food” in Italian. Sotto i Libri means “under the library.” Anything else you need to know about Auburn’s newest cafe? Cibo opened Monday on the lower level of the Auburn Public Library nearly two years after the popular Cafe LA closed in that space. At Cibo, if you want something exotic […]
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Sappi mill on a roll with $200M investment
SKOWHEGAN — In his address to guests Wednesday announcing the completion of a $200 million investment in new paper machine technology, Sappi North America Managing Director Tony Ouellette displayed a photo of a double rainbow over the construction site. The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, he said, was the paper mill […]
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Girls' soccer: Monmouth owns second half, edges Spruce Mountain
MONMOUTH — After a first half largely devoid of on-target shots, Monmouth finally found the frame in the second half. Only one of those shots went in, but that was enough for the Mustangs to come away with a 1-0 victory over Spruce Mountain in an MVC girls’ soccer clash at Chick Memorial Athletic Field […]
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For Dempsey Challenge, volunteers run the show
LEWISTON — It takes about 900 volunteers to put on the Dempsey Challenge every year. People to register runners. People to keep cyclists safe. People to organize. People to cheer. People to sell T-shirts. People to make sure kids have fun. Some live close by. Others drive in from out of state. Some give a […]