HERMON — Months after beginning talks with town officials, FedEx Ground has officially confirmed it will move its regional package distribution center into an $8 million facility being built in Hermon. The 85,000-square-foot building will be located on a 12-acre site on Mack Lane in the Cold Brook Business Park, Hermon Town Manager Roger Raymond […]
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Search for missing hiker enters Day 6
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The search for a missing hiker from Tennessee entered its sixth day Tuesday as members of the Maine Warden Service and volunteers from area search and rescue groups assembled early at Sugarloaf. Officials said late Monday they remain “mystified” as to the whereabouts of Geraldine Largay. “We don’t typically have searches for […]
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Search for missing hiker enters Day 6
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The search for a missing hiker from Tennessee entered its sixth day Tuesday as members of the Maine Warden Service and volunteers from area search and rescue groups assembled early at Sugarloaf. Officials said late Monday they remain “mystified” as to the whereabouts of Geraldine Largay. “We don’t typically have searches for […]
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Center for blueberry migrant workers to open in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — A center that provides resources for migrant workers employed in Maine during the blueberry harvest opens this week. The Rakers’ Center will open August 1. It opens every year to offer services for the 1,000 migrant and seasonal farm workers employed in Maine during the peak of the blueberry-picking season. At the […]
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Motorcycle riders cool to pink license plates
BIDDEFORD (AP) — The Maine lawmaker who was the driving force behind the popular pink ribbon breast cancer awareness license plate says the response to creating a motorcycle version has been lukewarm. The Maine Cancer Foundation said nearly 70 people have committed to the motorcycle license plate. But 500 pre-orders are required for the Bureau […]
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Charlie’s Maine Open: Those who teach, can do, proves Pearson
MANCHESTER — Local golf enthusiasts at work Monday morning and sneaking a peek at live scoring of the 95th Charlie’s Maine Open might have been surprised to see Jace Pearson’s name and red number atop the list for two, three, almost four hours. Probably nobody was stunned as Martindale Country Club assistant professional Pearson himself. […]
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Mainers among child prostitution victims rescued in national sweep
BANGOR — An FBI spokesman confirmed Monday that three of the child prostitution victims rescued during a nationwide three-day weekend sweep are from Maine. The three victims were found in the same Maine community, Special Agent Greg Comcowich of the FBI Public Affairs office in Boston said late Monday afternoon. Comcowich, however, said that the […]
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Charlie’s Maine Open: Duke’s 65 sets the bar
Hit fairways. Keep the putts short and level. Maybe even leave some room for improvement and let the field back up to him in the later rounds. Makes you wonder what’s next for Duke after Monday’s opening 5-under 65 at Augusta Country Club landed him the lead heading into the second and final round of […]
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Maine gas prices drop slightly after weeks of sharp gains
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gas prices in Maine have inched down in the past week following sharp price increases in the past month. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPricees.com reports Monday that the average retail cost of a gallon of gas stands at $3.77 a gallon, down about 2 cents from a week ago. Prices in Maine are higher […]
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Students from Maryland in Auburn to build furniture for school
AUBURN (AP) — A group of girls from a private boarding school in Maryland is in Maine to build furniture under the tutelage of Thos. Moser. Ten students from St. Timothy’s school in Stevenson, Md., are working this week as apprentices at Thos. Moser in Auburn. They’ll be building dining hall furniture to be used […]