WILTON — Renovations have begun at the former tannery building on Routes 2 and 4 for phase one of transforming it into a business park. Co-owner John Black said an 11,500-square-foot renovation of the front of the building is underway at Wilson Stream Business Park. “The goal is to have a 24,000-square-foot building shelled in […]
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Marshall Tucker Band to play Oxford County Fair
OXFORD — The Oxford County Fair has booked the multi-award-winning Marshall Tucker Band as its main act this fall. The free concert at the fairgrounds on Pottle Road is to begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Jackie Young, president of the Oxford Agricultural Society, said the same anonymous donor who stepped up six years […]
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Bruce Poliquin backs GOP bid to smother carbon tax
Maine lawmakers split this week on a U.S. House vote to condemn the idea of a carbon tax to fight climate change, though no serious effort has been made to impose it — and there’s no chance the Republican-controlled Congress or President Donald Trump would approve. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term GOP lawmaker from […]
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FBI has tape of Trump, Cohen discussing paying Playboy model
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer secretly recorded Trump discussing payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with him, The New York Times reported Friday. The president’s current personal lawyer confirmed the conversation and said it showed Trump did nothing wrong, according to the Times. Citing […]
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At least 17 die when duck boat capsizes in Missouri lake
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Divers found four more bodies Friday in a Missouri lake where a duck boat packed with tourists capsized and sank in high winds, bringing the death toll to 17 in the tourist town of Branson, authorities said. Investigators blamed stormy weather for the accident Thursday evening on Table Rock Lake. Winds […]
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Donald Trump aims to end automatic protections for some species
DENVER (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday proposed ending automatic protections for threatened animals and plants and limiting habitat safeguards meant to shield recovering species from harm. Administration officials said the new rules would advance conservation by simplifying and improving how the landmark Endangered Species Act is used. “These rules will be very protective,” […]
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Class-action suit filed against CMP, claiming customers overcharged
More than 600 Central Maine Power Co. customers who believe they have been overcharged on their electricity bills have sued the company and are seeking class-action status, according to a law firm representing them. Lipman & Katz, based in Augusta, filed the lawsuit Thursday in Cumberland County Superior Court. Napoli Shkolnik, a New York City […]
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Observatory Night to see five planets
PARIS — The monthly free Open Observatory Night at Twitchell Observatory in Paris will be tonight from 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, July 20, on Hooper Ledge Road if skies are clear. Five planets are expected to be seen throughout the viewing — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. The moon will also be visible. Postponements will […]
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Hurt turns to anger
DEAR ABBY: I am tired of taking a backseat to my boyfriend’s video game addiction. He comes home from work, sits on the couch and gets lost in his video games. It has gotten to the point where he barely speaks to me or even looks up from his game. I know he chats with […]
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Aquarius: Look for balance
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Julianne Hough, 30; Judy Greer, 43; Josh Holloway, 49; Carlos Santana, 71. Happy Birthday: Look for the most appropriate and efficient way to operate your life moving forward. Structure your ideas based on experience and what you have enjoyed doing most. Look for opportunities that will encourage you to use […]