MINOT — He may not have raced full-time since 1999, but in his heyday, drivers and fans alike knew he was one of the contenders. Dubbed the “Hurricane from Minot, Maine” in the 1980s by longtime Oxford public address announcer Bob Walker, second-generation driver Bruce Haley has been a fixture in New England’s short-track racing […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Is it time for a spring bear hunt?
My wife, Diane, half-whispered and half-yelled at me: “Paul, come downstairs quick.” Standing in the shadows of the half-light by the kitchen window, she was pointing out by the bird feeder. A large black bear was standing on all fours not 15 feet from the sliding glass door on which it had slathered its drool […]
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Who pays almost $100,000 for 125-year-old blue jeans?
PORTLAND — A buyer with a penchant for vintage denim has plunked down nearly $100,000 for a pair of truly vintage jeans that come from the American Old West. The 125-year-old Levi Strauss & Co. blue jeans, which failed to sell at auction in 2016, now have a new owner somewhere in Southeast Asia. “It’s […]
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Maine tourism industry has a sunny outlook as critical summer season kicks off
Visitors started flooding into Maine on Thursday to enjoy the long Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start to the state’s tourism season. The next few months are critical for Maine’s tourism industry and state officials are optimistic more people will visit the state in 2018, continuing a five-year growth trend. “Two-thirds of our business does come during […]
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Legislature returns Wednesday to negotiate key bills
Lawmakers in charge of funding state government will return to the State House on Wednesday to tackle dozens of critical bills left in limbo by a legislative meltdown. They include a $100 million borrowing package for roads and bridges that supports many jobs in the construction industry. Other key bills also await action by the […]
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Golden has my vote
First and foremost, we need to elect a person for the 2nd U.S. Congressional District who will always vote in the best interest of all the people and not just for the corporations. We need someone who has the experience and knowledge to understand how laws impact veterans, senior citizens, low and middle-income families. We […]
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Support for Gilles as selectman
I will be voting for Karen Gilles for the New Gloucester Board of Selectmen in June. Karen has already served the town on the Budget Committee and the Land Management Planning Committee. She has impressed me as a thoughtful and enthusiastic supporter of the town. I am sure that she will listen to different perspectives […]
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Coordinator is an administrator
I watched the May 21 Lewiston School Committee meeting in astonishment, as the Lewiston public schools superintendent danced around a question posed about adding additional administration positions through grant funds. Committee member Tina Hutchinson discussed how in the recent budget the committee had removed an in-class teaching position at Lewiston High School, and that she […]
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Golden a fierce advocate
I have worked with Jared Golden for many years and know him to be a steady, thoughtful and effective legislator. He is committed to making sure everyone has access to health care,fair wages and affordable education. He is a fierce advocate for themost vulnerable among us, as well as for his fellow veterans. Jared’s peers […]
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Democrats participate in remembrance walk
Franklin County Democratic Committee members participate in the annual Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice 5K Run & Remembrance Walk in Farmington recently. From left, front row, are Yvette Robinson, Shaun Doak, Gwen Doak, Lisa Lisius, Anne Marie Wolf and Patty Byers; and, back row, Vicky Cohen, Betty Jesperson, Gary McGrane, John Rosenwald dressed as a […]