Jane Stinchfield of the Phillips Historical Society and Jon Pound of Fox Carlton Pond Sporting Camps show a canvas portrait of Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby that was donated by the sporting camps to the society in celebration of the inaugural Fly Rod Crosby Days celebration, May 18, 19 and 20, at the sporting camps in Phillips. Pound […]
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Junior Hockey: Thunder find another local goalie and sign a forward with junior experience
Goaltending appears to be set for the Twin City Thunder. Last week, the Thunder announced the signing of former Bangor standout Derek Fournier, and this week they announced Fournier’s partner — and they didn’t have to look too far: Head coach Doug Friedman’s son, Jaxon, has signed on to play for the team. The younger […]
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RSU 4 students learn outdoor skills
Nine-year-old Kaylynn Washburn, a third-grader at Carrie Ricker School in Litchfield, points her solar panel toward the sun Thursday while trying to create enough electricity to make her fan spin at Smithfield Plantation, also in Litchfield. Fifteen volunteer presenters taught five classes of third-graders a variety of outdoor-related lessons, including survival, owl pellets, every tree for […]
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Lewiston police memorialize comrades
Sgt. Jim Theiss, center, talks with Charlie Weaver of the Lewiston Police Department as Theiss and seven other police officers leave the Androscoggin Bank Colisee parking lot at the start of the Law Enforcement Memorial Bicycle Ride on Thursday. Seven Lewiston police officers and one retired officer left Lewiston at 7:30 a.m. for a 35-mile […]
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LePage says Maine does not have money to expand Medicaid
The LePage administration argued in a court filing this week that it cannot implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion because the Legislature did not make a “specific allocation” to do so. Without money dedicated to expansion, the state Department of Health and Human Services “plainly lacks legal authority” to spend money on it, says the court brief, […]
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Eddie Tierney at Pedro's
Eddie Tierney, guitarist and singer, who is originally from Bronx, New York, and currently living in the Winthrop area, will perform at Pedro O’Hara’s, Friday, May 18, from 8 to 11 p.m. Tierney has been playing guitar and singing for over 20 years. He specializes in ’90s & 2000s rock music.
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Matt Dunlap says GOP lawsuit over ranked-choice voting is based on speculation
The Maine Republican Party’s claim in a federal lawsuit that ranked-choice voting could lead to the election of a candidate who was not truly the party’s “standard-bearer” is based only on speculation, an attorney for Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said in a formal response to the suit. “The underlying factual assumptions for this theory […]
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Reward offered in Poland bus vandalism
POLAND — A local couple Thursday offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of people involved in slashing the tires on 22 RSU 16 school buses early Wednesday, authorities said. Classes were canceled Wednesday to give crews time to replace the damaged tires. Classes resumed Thursday. Damage was estimated at […]
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Woman injured in Rangeley Plantation crash
RANGELEY PLANTATION — A woman from Maine and Florida was injured Thursday when she fell asleep at the wheel, went off Bemis Road and struck a tree, according to Deputy Brad Scovil. Janet Birkens, 87, complained of head and neck pain, and was taken to a hospital by a NorthStar EMS ambulance, according to Franklin […]
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Donnie Hebert at Firehouse
This Friday night, May 18, Donnie Hebert from the local classic rock band The Veggies, will be performing solo at the Firehouse Grill, 47 Broad St., Auburn. Hebert will be performing a wide variety of music from the ’80s to some of today’s country hits. Music starts at 8 p.m.