LIBBY — Marguerite H. White, of Fryeburg and Dixfield died in Rumford on Thursday, Sept. 6. A memorial service will be held at noon Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris, with a time of visitation from 11 a.m. to noon prior to the service. MARTIN — […]
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Peter J. Seames Sr.
SOUTH PARIS — Peter Joseph Seames Sr., 91, of Greenwood passed away Saturday, Sept. 8, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Greenwood on June 22, 1927, the fourth child of Peter J. and Laura (Cole) Seames. He attended school in Greenwood, and it was in that area that he developed his […]
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Have to pay out-of-pocket
People should be warned — many doctors do not take people on MaineCare, since the bills owned them are not being paid as they should. Gov. Paul LePage keeps saying there is no money available to expand the program. Bills are paid as money comes in. Doctors need to pay salaries, etc. I am on […]
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Oasis of Music presents fiddler Owen Kennedy
LEWISTON — The Oasis of Music is proud to present the return of fiddler Owen Kennedy of Winthrop from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday. This program will include Maritime and Celtic fiddle music, all played with expertise and youthful energy. Owen Kennedy is a powerful 13-year old violinist and fiddler with an engaging style and […]
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Charitable fund seeking applications
BRUNSWICK — The Fund Committee of the Alfred M. Senter Fund is soliciting applications from public charities involved in promoting the cultural, educational, environmental well being and general health and welfare of residents of Brunswick, Topsham, Durham, Harpswell, West Bath, Lisbon and Bath. The deadline is Oct. 31. The fund especially seeks to support charities […]
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The Maine Music Society announces its 2018-19 season
LEWISTON — The Maine Music Society has announced their schedule for their 2018-19 season. Battle of the Blends 25th anniversary — Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. This always sold-out event will feature seven spectacular vocal groups to help enjoy this amazing milestone: The Crosstones, Bates College; Fermata Nowhere, Edward Little High School; our own Maine Music […]
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Boys' Soccer: Mustangs strike too quickly for Cobras
NORTH ANSON — It was quick and it was clinical, even if it wasn’t effortless. Effort, at least early on, was part of the problem. Monmouth Academy boys soccer coach Joe Fletcher was so dispirited by his team’s lack of effort that he plucked all four members of his starting midfield off the pitch at […]
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Collins must safeguard Americans
America is threatened with the loss of pre-existing condition protections in two ways. A Texas lawsuit and the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court jeopardize those popular consumer protections. The Affordable Care Act forbids insurance companies from denying or charging more for covering people who have pre-existing conditions. In Texas v. U.S., the […]
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Leftists find a new standard for stupid
It’s not easy to set a new standard for stupid in 2018, but a few left-wingers on Twitter managed it during Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings. They claimed to have seen one of Judge Kavanaugh’s former law clerks, Zina Bash, making a white-power symbol while sitting behind him at the opening session of the hearings. Less […]
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Lobster exports to China tank in first month of tariffs
Richie Thurston sorts lobsters while processing orders for local restaurants at The Lobster Co. in Arundel on July 27. Last summer, The Lobster Co. was exporting $100,000 of lobsters a day to China, but with new tariffs placed on U.S. lobster imports to China, owner Stephanie Nadeau said exports to that country have completely dried […]