Resi Stiegler, center, celebrates her first place finish along with second place finisher Roni Remme (left) and third place finisher Lila Lapanja (right). CARRABASSETT VALLEY — With one run under her belt in the anything-can-happen slalom event, Resi Stiegler clung to a .16-second lead over Megan McJames, and Roni Remme of Canada and the University of […]
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Eats: What's for dinner? Depends on what's in the cupboard!
Strata, a savory and cheesy bread pudding, can be made in advance using stale bread and a couple cups of chopped meat and vegetables left over from other meals. I live over 10 miles from the nearest grocery store so I have a tendency to stock up when I’m in town. I never know when […]
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Face Time: Alexis White, tick hunter
Growing up in Leeds, Alexis White wanted a career in math. What she got was a career in ticks. White, a doctoral student at Old Dominion University in Virginia, researches the little blood suckers that are increasingly plaguing the region. Her goal: control them. And if a tick-killing robot helps, all the better. Name: Alexis […]
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Public health nurses improve the health of a community
Public health nurses are unsung heroes, an often overlooked but absolutely necessary part of health care — ask any primary care nurse or doctor. In addition to providing important educational, preventive, diagnostic and treatment services to individual patients and families, public health nurses are vital to the health of the Lewiston-Auburn community. Even if we, […]
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John Gallagher
HERNANDO, Miss. — John “Doc” Gallagher, DVM, 93 years old and a resident of Wesley Meadows Retirement Community, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 19, with family by his side. Born April 21, 1923, in Centreville, New Brunswick, Canada, John grew up in New Brunswick and in 1948, graduated with a doctorate […]
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Philip H. Walters Jr.
FARMINGTON — Philip Harris Walters Jr., 97, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 21, with family members around his bedside. Philip was born in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 1, 1919, the eldest of eight children born to Philip Harris Walters Sr. and Katherine Sawyer Walters. He graduated from Granville High School in New York State in […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Carrabassett Valley Academy trio takes on Nationals
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sam Conzelman, Emma Kearing and Rylee McCormack gave Carrabassett Valley Academy bragging rights by qualifying for the U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf. “This was our goal, and it’s so cool that all three of us made it,” Kearing said. “We’re the only academy that has three girls in this.” Making the U.S. […]
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Twin Cities Gun Show opens at Lewiston Armory
LEWISTON — The 41st annual Twin Cities Gun Show kicked off Saturday at the Lewiston Armory and drew a large and steady crowd. Exhibitors offered a wide array of options, including everything from rifles, semi-automatics and pistols to knives, stun guns and ammo. Chris Mooney of Iron Clad Arms said it has been a […]
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Fly Fishing Expo brings thoughts of spring
BETHEL — “Anyone can tie flies,” said Sean McCormick of Blue Heron Fly Fishing as he plucked hairs from a piece of deer hide at Saturday’s Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo. He said he has taught the art to many people who did not think they had enough manual dexterity to learn it, including veterans […]
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Firefighters contain fire to back wall of garage in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — Firefighters were able to stop a fire on the back wall of a garage from spreading to the rest of the building and the home about 40 to 50 feet away Thursday night. The fire on West Kingfield Road was caused by an electrical issue, Assistant Fire Chief Fred Nichols said. It burned a […]