LEWISTON — A 38-year-old local woman was arrested late Tuesday after police stopped her car on the turnpike and reported finding 500 oxycodone pills hidden on her body. Agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency were joined by state and Lewiston police in arresting Elizabeth Yvonne Young, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman […]
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Trade panel nullifies newsprint tariffs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday nullified tariffs put into place for imported newsprint by finding that American producers weren’t harmed by imports from Canadian paper mills. The ruling is a victory for the U.S newspaper industry, which complained that the rising cost of newsprint, typically their second-biggest expense, made it harder […]
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Winthrop High School student removed after threat posted on Instagram
WINTHROP — Was it a threatening statement by a high school student posted on social media or an ill-advised joke? That is the question police and administrators of Winthrop High School asked themselves early Wednesday, the first day of the school year, when they learned a senior had written a strange post on Instagram the day […]
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Google denies Trump charge it rigs 'Trump News' searches
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is accusing Google and other U.S. tech companies of rigging search results about him “so that almost all stories & news is BAD” — and though he is offering no evidence, a top adviser says the White House is “taking a look” at whether Google should face federal regulation. […]
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Man set himself, trailer on fire in Scarborough, police say
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) — A man has been hospitalized after Scarborough police say he set himself and a trailer on fire Tuesday night. Police say they received a call around 9:30 p.m. about a 27-year-old man with a gun. The Scarborough police chief says when officers arrived the man refused to comply and went into the […]
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Richard A. Theriault
RUMFORD — Richard A. Theriault, 75, of Roy Road in Rumford has gone to be with the love of his life, Linda, Monday, Aug. 27, at Rumford Hospital. He was born in Rumford on April 1, 1943, the son of Noel and Geneva (Kaulback) Theriault, and graduated from Stephens High School in Rumford, Class of 1961. […]
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Community sales
FAYETTE — Old North Fayette Community Church will hold a lawn sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, on North Road off Route 17. — BUCKFIELD — The Congregational Church of East Sumner will have a pie sale during Buckfield Community Days from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Sept. 3, on the field behind the Buckfield Town […]
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Looking Back on Aug. 29
100 Years Ago: 1918 The North and West Auburn branches of the Red Cross Society will repeat their drama, “Grandma Gibbs of the Red Cross,” Saturday evening at the North Auburn Grange Hall. There will be dancing and orchestra music. 50 Years Ago: 1968 The reconstruction of Court and Lake streets will have an impact […]
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Community partners collaborate on commercial drivers course
LEWISTON — Community partners representing both Augusta and Maranacook Adult and Community Education; Maine Staffing Group; FedCap; Associated General Contractors of Maine; and Western Maine Community Action have been meeting throughout the month in collaboration to provide a Commercial Drivers’ License Course. The course will train drivers for the construction industry, commercial deliveries, school buses […]
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Infidelity breaks marriage
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 23 years. A month ago, he slept with my daughter’s best friend. As soon as it happened, he told me what he’d done. He said he felt like I didn’t love him anymore and admitted he made a mistake. I can tell he truly feels ashamed. […]