AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and first lady Anne LePage are hosting military families at their home for a Christmas party. The party at the Blaine House is being held Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The first lady says that many children in military families must deal with a parent leaving for deployment […]
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36 female veterans recognized in Rumford for service to country
RUMFORD — Thirty-six female veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps were honored Saturday at the second annual Female Veterans Day Luncheon at American Legion Post 24 in Rumford. They were recognized for their service and pampered on a first-come, first-served basis by River Valley professionals who donated manicures, hair styling and […]
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Turner father and daughter stay close in Afghanistan
For precious moments Kimberly Buzzell forgets the heat, the long work days and her war zone’s vast distance from her home in Turner, Maine. “I forget sometimes that I’m in Afghanistan,” the 28-year-old mom and Air Force senior airman said. She texts her husband, Jesse, daily. She talks on the phone several times a week […]
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Fort Kent brothers recall years spent keeping planes flying at Loring
FORT KENT— When Michael Bouchard walked into the Loring Military Heritage Center for the first time two years ago, he never expected to come face to face with some very personal military history. “My brother Jim (Bouchard) and I went for a ride one day and decided to stop in at Loring,” Michael Bouchard said […]