RUMFORD — Donald Fifield, 87, of Rumford passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Rumford Hospital. He was born Sept. 14, 1930, in Stonington, and raised by his grandparents Lillian and Harry Colby. Don started work as a young boy digging clams (25 cents for a quart jar of shucked clams) and packing sardines during high […]
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Report: Former Acadia National Park director accepted illegal gifts
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A former Acadia National Park superintendent accepted an illegal gift of a Caribbean family vacation valued at more than $14,000 months before his retirement in 2015, according to a report released Thursday. The report was issued by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees the management […]
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Fryeburg police ask for information about hit-and-run
The impact threw a 43-year-old pedestrian into a ditch. (Fryeburg Police Department) Fryeburg police are asking for help with information about a hit-and-run incident in which a pedestrian was injured Wednesday. A 43-year-old man was walking on River Street toward East Conway Road about 10:50 a.m. when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The […]
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Gorham woman missing for nearly a week is found safe
A 36-year-old Gorham woman missing for six days was found safe and unharmed by Portland police Wednesday night. Katharine “Katy” Kinney was last seen leaving Maine Medical Center about 11 a.m. Thursday, police said. Friends and family say that she had been dropped off at the hospital emergency room about 9 a.m. by a relative […]
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LePage agrees to send helicopter, two National Guard pilots to border
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor has OK’d a federal request to send a National Guard helicopter with two pilots to the U.S.-Mexico border. Gov. Paul LePage’s office said the team will support Customs and Border Patrol in Arizona from July through September. LePage’s office said Maine will fly the helicopter but won’t be involved […]
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Collins, Poliquin say families, children shouldn't be separated
Sen. Susan Collins is calling on the Trump administration to immediately stop the “inhumane and traumatizing” practice of separating children from their parents after the families illegally cross into the United States. Collins said she is deeply troubled by the “zero tolerance” policy and on Tuesday she joined a group of 13 Republican senators who are asking […]
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Lisbon woman hopes to send Maine’s wandering emu to a safe home
LISBON — Janet Tuttle just wants to find Ralphie a proper home. Ralphie, aka “The Bird,” is a 100-pound emu who is almost tall enough to look Tuttle in the eye. Tuttle has cared for Ralphie for about nine years. This month, he escaped, prompting local public safety officials to sound the alert. He was captured […]
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Maine lawmakers agree on a way to fund Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA – Both houses of the Maine Legislature have voted in favor of funding to extend Medicaid to an estimated 70,000 residents, potentially undercutting Gov. LePage’s argument against implementing the voter-approved expansion. The Maine Senate and House agreed to a plan to pay for the state’s $60 million share of costs associated with the expansion […]
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Book about Lewiston soccer team is optioned by Netflix
Netflix has optioned the rights to make a film or TV series out of the book “One Goal,” which chronicles the Lewiston High School boys soccer team and its mix of native-born and Somali refugee players. Author Amy Bass said Wednesday she did not know what Netlix’s specific plans for her book are. But she […]
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Video: Maine man charged after leading police on chase in tractor
BREWER (WGME) — A man was charged after police say he led them on a chase in a tractor. Police say they spotted a farm tractor moving erratically on North Main Street in Brewer Tuesday morning. Several officers joined the chase, and the driver made it about three miles — nearly into the next town […]