LEWISTON — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap took issue Tuesday with Gov. Paul LePage’s remark that ranked-choice voting is the “most horrific thing in the world.” “If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a billion times: Don’t exaggerate,” Dunlap said in response. LePage told News Center Maine on Tuesday that he will “probably not” […]
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Iris society show Saturday in Auburn
AUBURN — The Annual Maine Iris Society Show will take place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in the cafeteria of Auburn Middle School, 38 Falcon Drive. Admission is free. The entrance is in the back of the school. Irises will be displayed and judged as individual flower stalks and interpretive floral arrangements. […]
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Irving Berlin music at Franco Center Friday
LEWISTON — Celebrating 60 years, Maine State Music Theatre will present “I Love a Piano,” the music and lyrics of Irving Berlin, at The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center on Friday, June 15. The show is at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:30. “I Love a Piano” follows the journey of a piano as […]
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RSU 16 hires Kenneth Healey to be superintendent
POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 has a new superintendent. The school board Monday unanimously approved hiring Kenneth Healey to head the Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls school system. Healey has served for the past four years as superintendent of RSU 73, which includes Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. Healey replaces Tina Meserve, who is leaving to become superintendent […]
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Paid sick time proposal could add $400,000 to Portland budget
A proposal to require Portland businesses to provide earned paid sick time to all employees, including part-time, seasonal, temporary and tipped workers may require the creation of a new department at City Hall and could potentially add roughly $400,000 to the city budget, according to an analysis by city staff. The proposed ordinance, drafted by […]
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Gunman kills self, four child hostages after Orlando standoff
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After a standoff of more than 21 hours, officers entered an apartment where a felon with a gun had barricaded himself with four children and found them all dead, a police chief said. The hostage situation began when the girlfriend of Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr. left the apartment and told police […]
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Gridlock breaks as Legislature’s budget committee agrees on $41 million in spending
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Monday to endorse a package of bills that would add about $41 million in spending to the state’s two-year budget, with much of the funding aimed at helping those with disabilities, the elderly or people in the grip of opioid use disorders. The 12-0 vote on […]
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Trump, Kim shake hands, commit to 'complete denuclearization'
SINGAPORE (AP) — Clasping hands and forecasting future peace, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un committed Tuesday to “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula during the first meeting in history between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader. Yet as Trump toasted the summit’s results, he faced mounting questions about whether he […]
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Looking Back for June 12
Looking Back on June 12 100 years ago, 1918 Merritt Roak of Perkins Ridge, Auburn, did a costly bit of shopping Monday afternoon. He drove to Auburn with a spare wheel to have it repaired, left the wheel at Fred Taylor’s blacksmith shop on Turner street, tied his horse and wagon outside the shop, and […]
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Reynold J. Caron
AUBURN — Reynold J. Caron, 67, of Lewiston, died Thursday, June 7, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Fort Kent, the son of Bertrum and Kathleen Goslin Caron. He was employed in maintenance. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Caron of Lewiston; a daughter, Rabecka Caron; three brothers and one sister.