Opponents of a ballot initiative that would raise taxes on wealthier Mainers to subsidize in-home care for the elderly and disabled have stepped up their rhetoric, calling the measure a scam and accusing its promoters of deceptive practices. The group pushing the measure said such tactics only prove how desperate opponents are to prevent Mainers […]
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As McDonald's evolves, Big Mac unchanged as it turns 50
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it isn’t changing the makings of its most famous burger. The company is celebrating the 1968 national launch of the double-decker sandwich whose ingredients of “two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions and a sesame […]
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Winthrop homeowner fears house will collapse
WINTHROP — A family who lives near the south end of Maranacook Lake is worried that its house could collapse in the next year because of delays in a taxpayer-funded project to restore a nearby dam and stream bank. While Winthrop officials have expressed sympathy for Patricia and Tom Heiss and are considering intermediary steps […]
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Man stopped on turnpike using cell phone as scooter headlight
KITTERY (AP) — Authorities say a man traveled from Massachusetts to Maine on a scooter using only his cell phone as a headlight. Maine State Police posted a photo and description of the incident on Instagram on Sunday. Police say a trooper stopped the motorized scooter on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery just before 1:30 […]
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Birth announcements
Central Maine Medical Center Marquise Allen Couture, a boy to Lindsey Couture and Philemon Dowell of Lewiston, May 11. Siblings, Nykel, SaRaeya, Xavier; grandparents, Robert and Heather Couture, Fryeburg, David and Nanette Couture, Brunswick, Oteria Dowell, Memphis, Tenn., Ernest Thomas, Shrewsbury, Mass.; great-grandparent, Lorraine Couture, Leesburg, Fla. Michael Robert Hobbs, a boy to Jennifer Lynn […]
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Funeral notices for Monday, July 30
BLOUIN — Constance, 76, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Thursday, July 26. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be Thursday, 11 a.m., at St. Philip Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the charity of your choice. Albert […]
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Margaret Donna Lombardi
LEWISTON — Margaret Donna Lombardi, wife of the late Rev. Anthony Lombardi, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, July 27. Mrs. Lombardi was born June 11, 1931, in London, Ontario Canada, to Paul J. Smith and Iva (Murtaugh) Smith. She attended Central Bible Institute in Springfield, Missouri, and Westervelt Business […]
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Constance H. Blouin
LEWISTON — Constance H. Blouin, 76, of Lewiston passed away Thursday, July 26, at her home, surrounded by family. Born in Brunswick on Dec. 3, 1941, she was the daughter of Auguste and Marie Jeanne Theroux Lebel. She graduated from Brunswick High School, and later from the Holy Ghost School of Nursing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She […]
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James Bruce Sargent
LEWISTON — James Bruce Sargent of Auburn, the son of Walter Field Sargent and Lona Ray Sargent died Saturday, June 30. He had been a resident of D’Youville Pavillion for several months prior to his death. He was born Dec. 13, 1942, in Lewiston, Maine. Sargent was a 1961 graduate of Edward Little High School, Auburn, […]
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Dustin Diamond to perform at comedy benefit
SABATTUS — Former television star Dustin Diamond will be performing stand up comedy at 6 p.m. Wednesday, at Mixers. Donations will be accepted at the door but are not required. All donations, plus raffles at the event, will benefit Guide Dogs of America: https://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/. Guide Dogs of America empowers people who are blind and visually […]