Railroad construction in Southern Maine and New Hampshire will disrupt passenger rail service from the Amtrak Downeaster starting this weekend through early October. Weekday service between Brunswick and Dover, New Hampshire, will be limited and passengers on most of the line should expect to take part of their trip by bus, said Patricia Quinn, executive […]
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Doctors advised Paul LePage to skip international trip
Gov. Paul LePage is skipping a planned trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland on the advice of his physician 13 days after he was hospitalized for what his office would only describe as “discomfort.”. Peter Steele, LePage’s communications director, on Friday described the decision as a precautionary measure. “He definitely wanted to go and is […]
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Man perishes in early morning fire in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — A man has perished in a fire on Milburn Street, a state fire marshal investigator said Friday morning.
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Super yacht docked in Portland Harbor among world’s largest
PORTLAND — The largest single-masted sailing yacht ever built is docked in Portland Harbor and towering over DiMillo’s Marina in the Old Port. Called the M5 and measuring about 277 feet long with a beam 54 feet, the massive pleasure craft arrived Monday, a DiMillo’s employee said. Where it’s headed or who’s aboard has not […]
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MTA approves $140M plan to widen 5 miles of highway in Portland area
The Maine Turnpike Authority will move quickly to widen part of the four-lane highway in the Portland area. The authority’s board of directors on Thursday approved a scaled-back plan to add a travel lane in each direction to about 5 miles of the turnpike, which is Interstate 95, from Scarborough to about a mile beyond […]
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Randall 'Randy' Plummer
MECHANIC FALLS — Randall “Randy” Plummer, 64, of Mechanic Falls passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 5, at his home. He was born in Mechanic Falls on Oct. 29, 1953, No. 9 of 10 children to James and Dorothy Plummer. Randy graduated from Edward Little High School and later earned a degree in culinary arts from CMVTI. […]
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Cause of cirrhosis
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old woman who was diagnosed just one year ago with primary biliary cirrhosis, which is an autoimmune liver disease. It was determined that it took me many years to get to this stage, but I had no symptoms other than high liver enzymes from time to time (but not […]
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Auburn Fire to host 9/11 blood drive AUBURN — The Auburn Fire Department will host its annual 9/11 Roll Up Your Sleeve and Remember Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 550 Minot Avenue. “This blood drive is a chance for Auburn residents to gather together and honor the heroes […]
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Food for Thought luncheon to present Bill Hiss
LEWISTON — Bill Hiss, who retired from Bates as dean of admissions and financial aid, he traveled to Vietnam last March to help create the first liberal arts college in the country at the new Fulbright University. Hiss will share his experience during a Food For Thought luncheon Friday, Sept. 14, at the USM-LAC Senior […]
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Robert L. McCleery releases book on history of Farmington fire fighting
FARMINGTON — “History of the Farmington Fire Department 1850-2000: A Volunteer Fire Department” by former Chief Robert L. McCleery will be released this month. With firemen and events updated to 2017, this is a 150-plus year chronicle of Farmington’s glorious firefighting past. The book was compiled, edited and updated by daughter Ruth McCleery Watson. It […]