PORTLAND (AP) — Officials have alleviated crowding problems at Portland’s Oxford Street homeless shelter by tightening the rules that previously allowed people to stay indefinitely. Director Josh O’Brien says residents can no longer stay indefinitely unless they also agree to work on a plan to find permanent housing. He told The Portland Press Herald the […]
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College Roundup: UMF women’s lacrosse lands home playoff with win
FARMINGTON – Three goals each by freshman Ayla Allen of Rumford and junior Molly Carbin led the University of Maine at Farmington women’s lacrosse team downed visiting Green Mountain College, 11-7, Sunday afternoon at Prescott Field. UMaine-Farmington improved to 5-7 overall with the win, 3-3 in the North Atlantic Conference, and secured a home first […]
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Mixed Martial Arts: Getting hurt, playing hurt part of the game
Don’t let anybody mislead you, young, aspiring mixed martial artists. Whether you pursue the sport with all your heart, soul and might, or merely dabble in it, you will get hurt. It might be your shoulder being wrenched or collar bone getting cracked in an otherwise routine grappling workout. “I hurt it pretty bad, but […]
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The Hot Corner: Making the change from the ring to the cage
Full disclosure: I’m a mixed martial arts convert. My longtime colleague and esteemed editor Justin Pelletier assigned a project two months ago. Dig into the local MMA scene, he said. Figure out why it gained popularity around here in 2012 as quickly as backyard fireworks displays. Give our readers the good, the bad and the […]
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Bill uses fireworks tax hike to create pension fund for Maine volunteer firefighters
AUGUSTA — Hoping to grow the ranks of Maine’s volunteer fire departments, lawmakers are contemplating a bill that would add 5 percent to the sales tax on consumer fireworks. Sales tax on fireworks would be 10 percent instead of the standard 5 percent for retail sales. The new revenue would be used to create a […]
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New Tractor Supply Co. store planned for Rumford
RUMFORD — River Valley Crossing mall off Route 2 has a new tenant. Construction is under way on a Tractor Supply Co. store, the company’s 17th in Maine, Michael Graham of the media relations division in Brentwood, Tenn., said Wednesday in a news report. It’s expected to open in June. Tractor Supply Co. is the […]
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Fund established to repay Maine hermit victims
AUGUSTA — The attorney for a Maine man who lived in the woods as a hermit for 27 years has established a fund to repay people who think they were victims of burglaries at their cottages by the recluse. Christopher Knight, known as the North Pond Hermit, may have committed as many as 1,000 burglaries over […]
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Maine wardens issue spring advisory on bears
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine wildlife officials are warning homeowners to remove bird feeders and other easy food targets for bears as the hungry bruins emerge from their winter dens this month. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says bears may also be attracted to backyard garbage cans, Dumpsters and grills where food or […]
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AG’s office taking over Berwick fatal crash investigation
BERWICK (AP) — The Maine Attorney General’s Office has taken over the investigation into a fatal collision that killed a special education teacher in Berwick last week. The Portland Press Herald reported Attorney General William Stokes said his office was asked by York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery to oversee the investigation because the surviving […]
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Crews installing energy-efficient bulbs along interstate
PORTLAND (AP) — Transportation crews are installing new energy-efficient light bulbs along Maine’s interstate highways. Department of Transportation crews are replacing 350 light bulbs in 105 light towers in the coming weeks in Kittery, Saco, Portland, Falmouth, Waterville and Bangor, as well as at the Medway rest areas. The new LED bulbs will save the […]