BETHEL — The Bethel Library is hosting a book discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, as part of the “Local and Legendary: Maine in the Civil War” project lead by the library, Gould Academy and the Bethel Historical Society. The project began after the town of Bethel received a $2,000 grant from the Maine […]
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Mahoosuc Arts Council to screen multimedia presentation at Gould Academy Jan. 13
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Arts Council will screen the film “The Maine Frontier: Through the Lens of Isaac Simpson” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, Executive Director Aranka Matolcsy said Monday morning. Matolcsy said that the Mahoosuc Arts Council was presenting the film, directed by Wiscasset composer and filmmaker Sumner McKane, as part of the […]
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New chairmen of Legislature’s Health Committee set to start on friendly terms
AUGUSTA — The co-chairmen of the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee say they are committed to a civil and friendly process but the “devil will be in the details” when it comes to key issues such as welfare reform and changes to the state’s support for General Assistance, a local welfare program administered by […]
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Bartlett Street resident charged in fire that destroyed building
LEWISTON — A Bartlett Street woman was charged Monday with setting a New Year’s Day fire in her apartment. She could face charges in a second Lewiston fire. According to a news release by Stephen McCausland of the Maine Department of Public Safety, Jackie McBurnie, 33, is charged with the first of two fires started […]
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Fires claim 25 lives in 2014; worst since 1993
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine public safety officials are pushing for more home fire safety awareness and proper use of smoke detectors in the wake of the state’s worst year for fire deaths in more than two decades. Twenty-five people died in Maine fires in 2014, the highest figure since 1993. There were 14 fatal fires […]
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More weatherization, lower oil prices means Mainers saving
Average home heating oil prices December, 2013 — $3.72 March, 2014 — $3.75 June, 2014 — $3.51 September, 2014 — $3.32 December, 2014 — $2.75 Source: Governor’s Energy Office For more information, go to www.maine.gov. JAY — Like a lot of Mainers, last year’s high fuel costs and cold winter motivated homeowner Dan Ryder to […]
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State Senate Majority Leader Mason to serve on Energy Committee
AUGUSTA — State Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon, said Tuesday he is looking forward to working on the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee when 127th Session starts up in earnest in 2015. “Rising energy costs are one of the top issues Maine families and businesses are dealing with, and we must put in place policy […]
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Portland woman aims to crowdsource lobstering career
PORTLAND — When Marianna Tracy first went lobstering 15 years ago on Cliff Island, she knew she’d found her calling. “I just loved it, I tried it one day when I moved to the island and I fell in love with being on the water,” Tracy said last week. She said she went out for […]
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Maine education commissioner won’t return; LePage chooses senior adviser as replacement
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has chosen one of his senior policy advisers, Tom Desjardin, to be Maine’s next commissioner of education. Desjardin, a historian by education and trade, was sworn in as acting commissioner on Dec. 23, according to an internal email sent that day to all Department of Education employees. His nomination will […]
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Crews extinguish fire in Bridgton
BRIDGTON — Fire destroyed a home Monday night on Forest Avenue. At around 7:30 p.m., fire crews from Bridgton, Paris, West Paris, Sebago, Waterford and Harrison scrambled to the fire at 39 Forest Ave. According to neighbor Susan Rivet, the home belongs to David and Deborah Martin. Rivet said she was with the Martins when […]