FARMINGTON — Students from Hong Kong gathered around tables on a recent morning at the University of Maine at Farmington to work on writing their own versions of traditional children’s stories with a Maine flavor. Talk of whoopie pies, blueberries, lobster and trips to Acadia National Park animated the discussion as one group worked to […]
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Security experts, Trump allies alarmed by Omarosa recordings
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman is drawing fire from President Donald Trump’s allies and national security experts for secret recordings she made at the White House, including her firing by chief of staff John Kelly in the high-security Situation Room. Manigault Newman said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that […]
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Brunswick police seize 44 dogs, bird from home
The Brunswick Police Department says it seized 44 dogs and a bird from a River Road home Friday and cited two people on animal cruelty charges, police said. Police executed a search warrant at the home of dog breeders Robert and Nancy Enman in connection with the cruelty investigation and found the home in dilapidated […]
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Program offers hunting, fishing mentors
SWAN ISLAND — For much of her life, Jenna Rozelle-Darcy couldn’t imagine killing an animal. That started to change in her early 20s, when she was living on a homestead in Washington County and trying to provide as much of her own food as possible. She started by hunting small game such as squirrels and […]
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Girlfriend questions texting
DEAR ABBY: I have been dating “James” for almost a year. Things have been rough for him recently. His depression has led to school attendance issues, but we got through it. The problem is James’ mother. She’s well meaning, and she has always been incredibly sweet to me, but she has started texting and questioning […]
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Class gatherings
MEXICO — Stephens High School Class of 1964 will have a luncheon at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, at Dick’s Restaurant, 54 Main St. — RANGELEY — Mexico High School Class of 1960 will have a class gathering at the summer rental cottage of Betty and Gene Damon Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Gotto cottage No. 428, Route 17. Class members […]
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Second annual What's Next Fest at TAM
MONMOUTH — Theater at Monmouth’s “Roar! Year of the Woman” season closes Sunday, Aug. 19, but TAM’s not done yet. As the curtain falls on the summer season of classic plays, TAM will be right back at it with the second annual What’s Next Fest: Making Old Things New and New Things Classic. Every night […]
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Storytelling Guild to swap stories FARMINGTON — A storytelling swap will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, downstairs at St. Joseph Parish Hall, by the intersection of Middle and Quebec streets. The event is free and open to the public. No storytelling experience will be necessary. Call 207-578-1791 for details. Skeet shooting […]
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State Street Traditional Jazz Band
The State Street Traditional Jazz Band is bringing its authentic Preservation Hall jazz to the Bell Hill Meetinghouse in Otisfield starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19; doors open at 6. The public is invited to an evening of relaxed but vibrant jazz, with its origins in New Orleans in the 1920s. They play musical […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Aug. 13 AUBURN – Appointment Committee meeting, 4:30 p.m. in Auburn Hall, Room 204. LEWISTON – Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber at City Hall. TUESDAY, Aug. 14 AUBURN – Planning Board meeting, 6 p.m. in the council chamber at Auburn Hall. LEWISTON – City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the […]