NEW GLOUCESTER — For generations, some residents have cooled off at a small, private beach at the south end of Sabbathday Lake. But not anymore. A developer who bought the property two years ago — and is creating a seven-lot subdivision across the street on the opposite side of Sabbathday Road — erected fences this […]
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Smokey's Greater Shows wrestles with finding seasonal workers
BATH — When Smokey’s Greater Shows rolled through town for Bath Heritage Days over the last week, most people were drawn to the rides, games and booths that signal the arrival of summer in Maine. But like many other seasonal businesses in the state, Smokey’s is dependent on foreign labor. According to General Manager Robby […]
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Boba chefs to prepare Maine’s 1st edible insect dinner in Portland on Monday
This story might bug you, but in this case it’s supposed to and we don’t care: Maine’s first ever edible insect lunch and dinner will be held Monday at Bao Bao Dumpling House in Portland. Chefs Zach Pratt and Keshia Thanephonesy, co-founders of Boba, an Asian fusion restaurant in Lewiston, will prepare a la carte […]
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GOP's Jason Lavoie drops out of House race and joins Democrats
LEWISTON — After Republican state House candidate Jason Lavoie dropped out of a four-way race for the 61st District seat that’s been held by Democrat Heidi Brooks for two terms, he walked into City Hall on Friday and switched his party affiliation to join the Democrats. Lavoie, 34, said he is “increasingly frustrated by the […]
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Man apparently drowns in Mousam River in Springvale
SPRINGVALE — A Sanford man drowned Thursday afternoon while swimming in the Mousam River at Holdsworth Park off Route 109 in Springvale. Michael Lancaster, 64, was downriver from day campers using the park and was not in an area protected by park lifeguards, according to Sanford Parks and Recreation Director Alan Grady. Grady said campers in […]
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U.S. tariffs take effect; China announces retaliation
BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China hiked tariffs Friday on billions of dollars of each other’s goods, launching what Beijing called the “biggest trade war in economic history” in a spiraling dispute over technology. The Trump administration is confronting Beijing over development tactics it says include stealing or pressuring foreign companies to hand […]
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Closing of Maine Girls’ Academy, formerly McAuley, stuns families, alumnae
The Maine Girls’ Academy in Portland announced Thursday that it will close this month, stunning students, parents and alumnae. The state’s only private, all-girls school shared the news on its website, saying the last day of operations will be July 15. “This difficult and sad decision was made necessary by lower enrollment and revenue than […]
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Donald R. Castonguay
AUBURN — Donald Robert Castonguay, 60, of Lewiston passed away Monday, June 25, after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice in Auburn, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 11, 1957, the son of Lionel and Jeanette (Ducharme) Castonguay. Don graduated […]
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Iron loss or lack of absorption?
DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter’s iron level has been dangerously low for several years. One measurement was as low as 5, but mostly it is between 9 and 15. She took iron pills, which affected her in many other ways. She was given one iron injection, which affected her negatively. She refused the second one. […]
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Memories of mom long gone
DEAR ABBY: I’m 52. My mom died when I was 11. It wasn’t until I reached my mid-20s that I realized I have no memories of her, and few memories of my childhood before I was 11. Dad and I lived a few hours away from family, and after Mom passed, no one spoke about […]