A growing number of e-cigarette and vaporizer sellers have started offering college scholarships as a way to get their brands listed on university websites and to get students to write essays about the potential benefits of vaping. The tactic is taken from a method that was once believed to improve a site’s ranking in search […]
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Florida company seeks federal permit to grow research cannabis in Maine
A Florida company has applied for a federal permit to build a facility in Maine to grow cannabis used in government-sanctioned research. Maridose LLC is one of 27 companies with an application pending before the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to grow cannabis for use by the 350 scientists across the country, including two in Maine, […]
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Donald Trump plays down need for preparation for North Korea summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into his North Korea summit with characteristic bravado, President Donald Trump says that “attitude” is more important than preparation as he looks to negotiate an accord with Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. He’s also rebuffing any advice from Democrats, alleging in a tweet Friday that they did “NOTHING” […]
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Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain found dead in France at 61 of apparent suicide
PARIS (AP) — American TV celebrity and food writer Anthony Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room Friday in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world. He was 61. CNN confirmed the death, saying that Bourdain was found unresponsive Friday morning by friend and chef Eric Ripert in […]
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Hockey Notebook: Lisbon native Greg Moore named Chicago Steel head coach
Lisbon native Greg Moore has landed his first head coaching gig. For the past three seasons, Moore has served as an assistant coach and helped developing some of the best 16- to 18-year-old hockey players the country has to offer at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) in Plymouth, Michigan. Moore will move to […]
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Comedian Tom Murphy at Celebration Barn Theater
SOUTH PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, will present “Laugh Til You Die” by physical comedian Tom Murphy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9. Accident-prone and dangerously funny, Murphy kicks the art of solo-performance into overdrive. When he turned 60 last year he started having “The Dream,” which launched his new show. In […]
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Organist leads off basillica concert series
LEWISTON — Organist Thomas Fielding will headline the opening concert of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul’s “Concerts at the Basilica” season. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 15. Fielding is director of music and liturgy at St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and an award-winning performer and composer. He has performed on […]
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Music series to debut June 10 in Waterford
WATERFORD — Waterford Congregational Church is launching a new music series called “Sharps on the Flat” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10. Two groups will be featured — Vocal Solution, an eight-member a cappella group founded and based in the Oxford Hills area, and OHUG, Oxford Hills Ukulele Group. The concert will be held in […]
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Gallery 302 welcomes new potter
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 announces it is welcoming potter Kate Krukowski Gooding. “I hand-build everything so no two pieces are ever alike,” she said. “You may see everything from Moose Antler platters, to eclectic bowls and serving plates, to vases, tea light holders and so much more. Everything in my life has always had color […]
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Karlene C. Bachelder
WEST PARIS — Karlene C. Bachelder, 90, of West Paris and formerly of Newry, died Tuesday, June 5, at the Ledgeview Living Center, West Paris. She was born Feb. 24, 1928, in Stratton, the daughter of Frederick Carleton and Julia York, and attended Stratton Schools. Karlene was married in Kingfield on June 15, 1944, to Reginald […]