NORRIDGEWOCK — A local farmer who was sent to prison in 2012 on kidnapping and other charges stemming from an incident at a Jay paper mill was found dead Thursday after he was pinned under a piece of farm equipment, police said. Francis Gordon Smith III, 56, was pinned under a manure spreader at his […]
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Missing emu found and now resting in its Lisbon sanctuary
LISBON — A missing emu was found Friday down the road from its home at the the Rockin’ T Equine Sanctuary and Rescue on Edgecomb Road. “I think he was headed back here,” sanctuary owner Janet Tuttle said Friday evening. “He was on our property behind a neighbor’s house. He wasn’t deep in the woods.” […]
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Dixfield teen killed in Weld crash was 4-time state wrestling champion
WELD — A former state wrestling champion from Dirigo High School was mourned Friday and remembered as a fierce competitor and a good friend. Griffyn Smith, 19, of Dixfield died when the 2005 Toyota Corolla he was a passenger in went off West Side Road in Weld, hit a tree and rolled over about 11:30 p.m. […]
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Campaign finance issue divides Democrats in 2nd District primary
Over the Memorial Day weekend, many Mainers received a slick four-page mailer titled “Outdoors Maine” that featured a pretty picture of on its cover of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. It also included a half page photo of Democratic congressional candidate Lucas St. Clair greeting a woman at her door followed by a […]
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U.S. gains 223.000 jobs; unemployment at 18-year low of 3.8 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers extended a streak of solid hiring in May, adding 223,000 jobs and helping lower the unemployment rate to an 18-year low of 3.8 percent. Average hourly pay rose 2.7 percent from a year earlier, a slightly faster annual rate than in April, the Labor Department reported Friday. But pay growth […]
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Historic marker stolen from 240-year-old Scarborough grave
Scarborough police are investigating the theft of a war marker from a 240-year-old grave at Black Point Cemetery. The marker from the Society of Colonial Wars was removed from next to the headstone of John Fogg, who died on Oct. 12, 1778, at age 49. Fogg was a war veteran. The stolen marker is a […]
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Dallas duel: Wild card turns tables at National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The end of the biggest Scripps National Spelling Bee in history came abruptly, and it wasn’t the conclusion that many expected. Naysa Modi, a poised and charismatic four-time participant whose long spelling career seemed to be building toward triumph, sat next to a newcomer whom she had already beaten this […]
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Looking Back for June 1
100 years ago, 1918 After Monday, June 3, no “correct time, please” will he given over the telephone. The practice has grown to such an extent that it has seriously inconvenienced the telephone service in all parts of the country. 50 years ago, 1968 A New York architect has been selected to design the proposed […]
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Everett V. Tufts
AUGUSTA — Everett V. Tufts, age 90, died Sunday, May 27, in Augusta. He was born in Lewiston on June 21, 1927, the son of Fred and Alice (Vickery) Tufts. Mr. Tufts grew up in Auburn, attended local schools, graduating from Edward Little High School, and attended Coburn Classical Institute and Bates College. He served honorably […]
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Leo: You desire to help others
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Willow Shields, 18; Amy Schumer, 37; Heidi Klum, 45; Morgan Freeman, 81. Happy Birthday: Stay in touch with people, and look for trends that will separate you from the crowd. Use your intelligence, fortitude and drive to push your way to the top. It’s your turn to expand your interests, […]