The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Uplift LA are presenting an updated version of the Androscoggin Leadership Development Institute. The next institute will be held from Sept. 12 to Nov. 14. It is designed to help participants foster stronger working relationships, learn to communicate and motivate, and gain skills needed to advance their careers. […]
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Raymond B. Dube
BIDDEFORD — Raymond B. Dube, 84, of Kennebunk passed away peacefully Thursday, July 19, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lewiston on Feb. 1, 1934, the son of Arthur and Louisa (Laliberte) Dube. A local hockey standout, Ray graduated from St. Dominic High School and received a scholarship to attend Kents Hill Preparatory […]
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Fontaine Team highly ranked
AUBURN — Fontaine Team of Fontaine Family — The Real Estate Leader has been named one of America’s top real estate professional teams by being included in “The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals” listing. The ranking is sponsored annually by REAL Trends and advertised in The Wall Street Journal. Those teams included in the listing rank in the […]
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Jay fire damage estimated at $175K
JAY — Fire destroyed a local businessman’s garage and tools, some about 100 years old, late Friday afternoon on Warren Hill Road, Fire/Rescue Chief Mike Booker said. About 35 firefighters from Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Farmington and Wilton responded to Carl Badeau’s property to find the garage estimated to be 40 by 60 feet engulfed in flames, […]
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Maine Med buying building occupied by Pizza Villa restaurant, a West End institution
Maine Medical Center is buying the building that houses Pizza Villa, a neighborhood institution in Portland’s West End for more than 50 years, as part of its $512 million expansion. The hospital said it has no immediate plans to change the property and will work with longtime owners Tony and Phil Regios, who are planning […]
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Microsoft and RTO Wireless to bring broadband to 125K in Maine
Microsoft and RTO Wireless are partnering to expand broadband internet service to more than 290,000 people in New York and Maine. A spokeswoman said Monday that the project will roll out over a seven-year period, reaching 165,000 people in New York state and 125,000 people in Maine. Shelley McKinley, Microsoft’s head of technology and corporate […]
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Owner of Press Herald, Sun Journal buys Ellsworth American, Mount Desert Islander
Reade Brower, who already owns six of Maine’s seven daily newspapers and many more weeklies, has purchased two additional weekly papers in Hancock County. The Ellsworth American reported Wednesday that Brower, of Rockland, purchased that paper and its sister paper, the Mount Desert Islander, from longtime owner Alan Baker. Details of the sale, which closes on Aug. […]
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Seth A. Gosselin
ISLAND FALLS — Seth Adam Gosselin, 35, passed away after a cardiac event took his life while he peacefully slept early Sunday, July 15, 2018. He was 35 years old. Seth was born in Waterville, Maine, and raised in the Fairfield area, graduating from Lawrence High School as president of the Class of 2001. He traveled […]
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Norway Savings elects two new board members
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank has announced the recent election of two new members, Todd Gauger and Ed Gardner, to its board of directors. Gauger is a veterinarian and owner/operator of Norway Veterinary Hospital. He joined the Norway Veterinary Hospital in 1988 as an associate veterinarian following his graduation from Michigan State University. His special areas […]
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Iconic Lewiston building at Main and Park streets changes hands
LEWISTON — The art deco-style building at the corner of Main and Park streets has sold for $675,000 to an unnamed buyer. The 9,540-square-foot building at 177 Main St. is home to four businesses: Goulet and Associates real estate appraisal on the second floor, and Heritage Collectibles, Community Dental and a vape shop on the […]