WEST PARIS — An independently operated nursing home has given its residents and staff 60 days to relocate after announcing Thursday that it would be shutting its doors after 46 years. Roger Wilday, business manager for Ledgeview Living Center, said it has become impossible to “continue to pay our employees underneath the current reimbursement system […]
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L-A Chamber Power Trip to include Veterans Memorial Park tour
LEWISTON — Anyone who is curious about the history of the Veterans Memorial Park, or has a family member or knows someone with their name on the monuments, won’t want to miss the upcoming LA Metro Chamber Power Trip. A tour of the park, led by L/A Veterans Council Chairman Jerry Dewitt, along with Bert […]
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Fontaine Team highly ranked
AUBURN — Fontaine Team of Fontaine Family — The Real Estate Leader has been named one of America’s top real estate professional teams by being included in “The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals” listing. The ranking is sponsored annually by REAL Trends and advertised in The Wall Street Journal. Those teams included in the listing rank in the […]
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Former Winthrop man sentenced on cocaine charges
AUGUSTA — A former Winthrop man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for aggravated trafficking in both powdered cocaine and cocaine base this spring in Augusta. Shaun C. Campbell, 36, who was known as Shaun Johnson, Kenneth Dixon and Sha, was arrested April 18 during a traffic stop on State Street in Augusta. Campbell was arrested […]
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The Buzz: Becket moves into Auburn Baptist Church, church moves into Rolandeau's
This week the Buzz is all about change. Becket Family of Services, a New Hampshire-headquartered nonprofit serving children with behavioral needs, is turning the former Auburn Baptist Church into a new special-purpose private school. The company bought the building and 16-acre property at 227 Poland Road in January and took out a city permit last […]
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Salem man charged with criminal speed, driving to endanger
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Dakota Descheneaux, 24, of Salem was arrested Wednesday and charged with speeding 30-plus miles over the limit and driving to endanger. While on a routine patrol at 7:34 p.m. Wednesday in Salem Township, Sgt. Nathan Bean of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office clocked Descheneaux driving 98 mph in a 50 mph zone. […]
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Kingfield woman charged with felony OUI in fatal crash
KINGFIELD — A local woman has been charged with felony operating under the influence in connection with a fatal accident last month. According to police, Danielle Larochelle’s blood-alcohol content at the time of the crash was 0.219, which is more than two times the legal limit of 0.08. Larochelle, 30, was arrested Thursday morning at her […]
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Maine should offer more summer internships, Angus King says
Facing a looming demographic disaster, the Pine Tree State must take steps to attract more young people to put down roots, U.S. Sen. Angus King said this week. “The biggest barrier to Maine’s growth over the next 20 years is people,” the Maine independent said. One way to help, King said, may be to tap […]
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BIW gets $33.6 million contract for littoral combat ships
The Department of Defense has awarded Bath Iron Works a $33.6 million contract to extend work on class of smaller warships. BIW’s parent, General Dynamics, was awarded the work by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for support services for littoral combat ships. The yard received a contract in 2014 to become the “planning yard” […]
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Republican lawmaker calls for ethics probe against Westbrook Democrat
With Democratic lawmaker Dillon Bates defying his party leader’s request to resign, a Republican lawmaker said Wednesday that she’s formally asking for the House Ethics Committee to be “convened immediately” to investigate allegations that the two-term lawmaker, a former teacher and coach, acted inappropriately with students. “These are very serious allegations against Rep. Bates, and […]