AUBURN — Florence A. Blouin, 80, of Lewiston died July 8 after complications from a long battle with Inclusive Body Myositis. She was born in Hartford, Conn., on Aug. 30, 1937, and attended schools in Hartford, central Missouri and Lewiston. She was proud to be a homemaker while her children were growing up. After her family […]
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Bruce D. Glines
WEST PARIS — On Saturday, July 7, with his family surrounding him with love, Bruce’s struggle with pulmonary fibrosis ended peacefully at his home on High Street, where he had lived for the past 38 years. His last days had been filled with much sisu, a tribute to his Finnish heritage. Bruce Donald Glines was born […]
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Taurus: Change can be good
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jessica Simpson, 38; Adrian Grenier, 42; Sofia Vergara, 46; Arlo Guthrie, 71. Happy Birthday: Try something new; implement plans you’ve been contemplating for a long time. It’s time to start doing instead of just talking. Partnerships should be assessed and restricted to suit the other person’s and your needs. Once […]
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Well Done
AUGUSTA — Eighteen Maine Community College students have been named to the All-Maine Academic Team for two-year colleges by the national Phi Theta Kappa organization. They are being honored by their individual colleges at events being held this spring. Local students receiving the award, which includes a $500 scholarship from the MCCS board of trustees, […]
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Rural broadband focus of federal funding
The ConnectME Authority and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development plan to apply for a share of $600 million of available federal funding to improve rural broadband internet access. ConnectME and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will host several community meetings this month throughout Maine as a precursor to filing the application, the […]
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Woodstock teacher given national award for excellence
WOODSTOCK — Tonya Prentice got an email from the FBI three weeks ago, announcing she had been cleared to go to the White House. That’s when she knew she’d won the nation’s highest honor for teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “I think it took me a little while for it to sink in,” […]
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Par proves hard to get in New England Women's Am first round
Shannon Johnson of Massachusetts is the course leader with a score of 72 on Monday in the New England Women’s Golf Association Championship at The Woodlands Club in Falmouth. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald Photo) FALMOUTH — Shannon Johnson came to her first New England Women’s Amateur golf championship with one intention: winning. “Absolutely,” she said. […]
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Martindale foursome hopes team success at Belgrade Lakes translates individually
Martindale members, left to right, Joe Baker, Jace Pearson, Craig Chapman and Andrew Slattery won the MSGA Club Team Championship at Belgrade Lakes in May. (Submitted Photo) Just like Pebble Beach will do in 2019 by holding two tournaments — the regular PGA Tour stop in February and the US Open in June — Belgrade Lakes […]
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Augusta girl gets surpise birthday visit from police
AUGUSTA — On-duty and off-duty Augusta police officers and Kennebec Sheriff’s Office deputies helped celebrate an 8-year-old’s birthday Sunday, after learning none of her friends came to her party a day earlier. Augusta Police Sgt. Christian Behr said Angelique Binns, mother of Larriah Binns, wondered whether police officers would sign a birthday card for her […]
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Lawmakers save lead paint program, school clinic funding, but not hearing aids
AUGUSTA — By a lopsided margin, legislators agreed Monday to override a veto that threatened to derail a new lead abatement initiative that proponents said will pump hundreds of thousands of dollars into efforts in Lewiston and Auburn to remove dangerous lead paint in old houses. The $4 million proposal is part of a $41.6 […]