TOPSHAM — A one-stop-shopping health care center that’s being called the first of its kind in Maine is opening at the Topsham Fair Mall, but is there enough demand for such services in the area outside of the hospital setting? When Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare unveiled its plans for the Topsham Care Center, the promise […]
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Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford returning to UMF for clinic
Steve Clifford answers questions at a news conference at which he was announced as the new head coach of the Orland Magic in May. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Steve Clifford doesn’t expect to change anybody’s coaching philosophy with his basketball clinic at the University of Maine at Farmington on Saturday, but if he can offer a […]
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Carthage homeowner burned over 50 percent of body
CARTHAGE — A homeowner was badly burned early Tuesday as he escaped a fire that destroyed his house on Route 142. Fire Chief Dan Skidgell said Willis Berry suffered burns over about 50 percent of his body and was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Berry, 64, was listed in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, […]
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Fundraising tied to Susan Collins’ vote on Kavanaugh surpasses $1 million
An unusual fundraising technique tying the release of campaign funds to how Maine Sen. Susan Collins votes on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reached a milestone on Tuesday, going over $1 million. The “Be A Hero” campaign – coordinated by national health activist Ady Barkan, and liberal groups Mainers for Accountable Leadership and the Maine People’s Alliance […]
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Brunswick airport gets $6.2M from federal government
The Brunswick Executive Airport will receive more than $6 million from the federal government for a new aircraft hangar, perimeter fence and other improvements. A $6.2 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration was announced Monday by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. More than half the award, about $3.6 million, will pay for a new […]
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Church studying Brueggemann sermons
AUBURN — The United Methodist Church of Auburn will offer a weekly fall study, “Collected Sermons of Walter Brueggemann, Volume I,” on Sundays and Wednesdays. The Sunday study, which began Sept. 9, is led by Pastor Steven Bascom from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Kay Little will facilitate the same study on Wednesday mornings from 10 […]
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Girls' Soccer: Mustangs eke out win over Cobras
N ANSON, ME – SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 Monmouth Academy’s Alicen Burnham (8) gains control of the ball against Carrabec High School in North Anson on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. (Staff Photo by Michael G. Seamans/Staff Photographer)N ANSON, ME – SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 Monmouth Academy’s Abbie Crawford (20) battles with Carrabec High School’s Caitlin Crawford (16) […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 11
100 Years Ago: 1918 Wednesday morning’s hearing on the petition of the Lewiston GasLight company to increase its rates from $1.30 to $1.60 per one thousand cubic feet, which opened before the Public Utilities at ten o’clock, was brief and technical. The most important feature was that all opportunities for opposition were lacking. A few […]
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Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District offers programs on invasive insects
Two free programs on invasive insects in Maine are scheduled next month in Lewiston and Topsham. The first is from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. The second is from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Natural Resources Conservation Service office, 254 Goddard […]
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Ideas for donating unwanted trophies
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m retired from the military and have many plaques and awards I’d like to donate to an organization that refurbishes them and gives them to kids’ sports teams, etc. I have read your columns where you have published the name of a couple of organizations who do this. Unfortunately, I didn’t write […]