NORWAY — The Western Maine Art Group begins its summer season with a First Friday Reception, June 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. at both the 426 Main Street Gallery and the Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main St. Both galleries will be exhibiting the work of fine artists and artisans living and working in Western […]
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Swimming could be revived at Auburn’s Outlet Beach
AUBURN — Outlet Beach at Lake Auburn has been closed for swimming since 2013 due to bacteria levels in the water, but Auburn officials are pursuing a study to see if the once-popular swimming hole can be revived. The city has earmarked $100,000 toward a yearlong feasibility study that will take water and soil samples, water-flow assessments […]
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Veterans' advocate 'Chick' Ciciotte remembered
TOPSHAM — He was tenacious, loud and often in your face if it meant getting what he wanted — helping veterans. A 22-year Air Force veteran, Chick Ciciotte of Topsham was also a 112-pound flyweight Golden Gloves boxing champion. When he retired, he became more renowned for helping veterans in the state. Maine veterans lost […]
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Edward Little seniors visit Auburn elementary schools
Edward Little High School senior Tabitha Charest swings Wednesday with kindergarten student Avah Silva, 6, at Walton Elementary School in Auburn. Charest and Kelzie Caron, pushing Silva, are two of 19 former Walton students who visited their old school before graduating this weekend. Graduates visited each of the six Auburn elementary schools Wednesday to inspire […]
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Maine lawmakers inch forward in effort to fund jails, increase reimbursement for direct care workers
AUGUSTA — After a day of mostly behind-the-scenes talks lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee inched only marginally closer to a deal that could return the entire Legislature to a special session so they can finish work on hundreds of bills, including several key funding measures, left unfinished earlier this month. […]
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Workshop on new tax law offered
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Franklin Savings Bank and the CEI Women’s Business Center, is offering a workshop titled Implication of the New Tax Law for Small Business. It will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 1, at Homestead Bakery, 186 Broadway. Presenters will be Cynthia […]
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Maine to offer subsidies in plan to encourage teen workers
As Maine students get ready for summer vacation, Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is doing its best to convince teens to spend at least some of their time off earning a wage. Officials from the state labor and education departments on Wednesday unveiled a program called Yes: Youth Empowerment and the Steps to Success, intended to […]
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Photo of Acadia tops 16,000 entries to win contest celebrating national parks
Any Mainer can tell you that Acadia is the most eye-catching of all the national parks, but now it’s official. A photo of a starry night over Acadia National Park’s rocky coastline has won the annual Share The Experience photo contest, meant to draw attention to the beauty of our nation’s national parks and public […]
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Terry Hayes sues state for right to campaign at polls during June 12 primary
State Treasurer Terry Hayes filed suit this month to try to force the secretary of state’s office to let her independent gubernatorial campaign hand out campaign literature, talk to voters and solicit political contributions at Maine’s polling places during the June 12 primary. The Hayes for Maine campaign asked a Kennebec County Superior Court to […]
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Farmington residents, homeless shelter discuss move downtown
FARMINGTON — Residents expressed few concerns Wednesday morning at a forum to discuss plans by the Western Maine Homeless Outreach shelter to expand in a new space downtown. And there’s little reason why they should be concerned, leaders from the shelter and the Old South First Congregational Church of Farmington said. The two organizations hosted […]