Ninety games into the baseball season, and the Boston Red Sox have won more than two-thirds of them. They lead the majors in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, extra base hits and a bundle of other offensive categories I don’t study because I’m old and stubborn. And if you’re anything like me, you still can’t […]
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Creating 'gems'
Valerie Burton of Turner reacts to jewelry instructor, Rose Campbell. Burton is taking her first class at Butler Hill Beads Shop in Auburn, but has taken many classes elsewhere in Maine. She makes jewelry for fun and gives the pieces away as gifts. When she recently retired as a school teacher in Regional School Unit […]
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Creators of mural hope to send message of ‘togetherness’
LEWISTON — A colorful mural created by Lewiston High School students and intended to portray culture and diversity was presented to the community Sunday, and one of the artists, LHS sophomore Zamzam Elmoge, hopes the inviting scene will send a message of “togetherness.” The members of the mural project by 21st Century Kids — Mahado […]
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Maine lawmakers extend disputed tax break
Maine lawmakers have enacted a bill to extend the life of a controversial economic development program that has created hundreds of tax havens for businesses in Maine. The Pine Tree Development Zones program was set to expire at the end of this year, but its expiration date has been extended by three years to Dec. 31, 2021, and […]
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Maine breweries brace for summer boon
Rising Tide Brewing was a beehive of activity. Though there were no customers on a recent visit, three workers were busily organizing the tasting room in Portland. The canning line was pumping out ale, while two workers kept it running smoothly. They were getting ready for The Season. July is the busiest production month. According […]
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Winthrop takes aim at its downtown
WINTHROP — The story of downtown Winthrop is a common one. For decades, it thrived, thanks to the woolen blankets and other textiles that were produced right on Main Street by a company that once boasted annual sales of about $45 million. But the Carleton Woolen Mill closed in 2002, and over time, competition from big-box stores and […]
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Working: Oak Hill’s new school resource officer
SABATTUS — Hired fresh out of college, John Dalbec spent almost 30 years on the force at the Cumberland Police Department, 25 of them in local schools, eventually becoming the department’s first school resource officer. He retired in late June, saying goodbye to Cumberland, and soon, to his house in Old Orchard. Next up, a whole […]
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Lewiston police arrest 2 men in shooting investigation
Lewiston police arrested two men Saturday night in connection with reports of gunshots in the downtown area earlier in the day. The two men are: • Quentaris J. Leonard, 33, of Lewiston, charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and possession of cocaine. • James L. Crump, 41, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, […]
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Will Trump’s Supreme Court justices show independence from him?
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait to include new Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, top row, far right, Thursday. June 1, 2017, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated, front row, from left are, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice of the […]
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Veilleux – Flaherty
SABATTUS — Victor and Kim Veilleux of Sabattus are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Kayla Veilleux, to Kyle Flaherty, son of Moses and Diana Flaherty of Litchfield. Miss Veilleux is a full-time student at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. Mt. Flaherty is a full-time student at Bates College in Lewiston.