BENNETT — Charles H., age 69, died Saturday, Nov. 25. Visitation will take place on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a memorial service at noon, all at Adams-McFarlane Funeral & Cremation Services, 108 Court St., Farmington. A reception will take place at 2 p.m. at the Roderick Crosby Post No. […]
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Funeral notices for Tuesday, Nov. 28
BENNETT — Charles H., age 69, died Saturday, Nov. 25. Visitation will take place on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a memorial service at noon, all at Adams-McFarlane Funeral & Cremation Services, 108 Court St., Farmington. A reception will take place at 2 p.m. at the Roderick Crosby Post No. […]
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Martellus Bennett focusing on present, getting resettled with Patriots
BOSTON — Martellus Bennett didn’t think he’d play football again this season after his unexpected and contentious exit from the Green Bay Packers last week. The way he tells it, he was contemplating taking a desk job or maybe even doing something with Netflix in the hours after he was cut by the Green Bay […]
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Patriots’ Bennett disputes Packers’ reason for being waived
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Martellus Bennett is disputing the reason that the Green Bay Packers cited in releasing the tight end this week. The New England Patriots claimed Bennett on Thursday, a day after he was waived by the Packers. The team cited a “failure to disclose a physical condition” as the reason for the […]
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Religious attack creates rift within Maine GOP; bishop calls for respect
LEWISTON — A former communications director on the re-election campaign for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins denounced a Maine GOP-sponsored blog that’s provided fodder for attacks against Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin. Lance Dutson, who was once the chief executive officer for the right-leaning Maine Heritage Policy Center, called a recent post questioning whether Chin is […]
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Maine GOP says survey shows weak support for Hillary Clinton
LEWISTON — Details from a Maine GOP door-to-door survey suggest support for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner in the race for president is weak among swing voters, according to Jason Savage, Maine Republican Party spokesman. Savage said Wednesday that the survey included more than 1,000 face-to-face interviews with voters who were identified as being crossover […]
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Auburn councilors sticking to 1.8 percent budget increase
AUBURN — Councilors said Monday they were sticking to an across-the-board 1.8 percent budget increase Monday night, urging cuts to agencies they share with the City of Lewiston. Councilors on Monday reviewed budgets for the Lewiston-Auburn 911 Communications Center, the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, Great Falls TV, Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee and Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council. Combined, […]
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Animal Tales: The art of animal acupuncture
TURNER — Scooby didn’t seem to mind the acupuncture needles. Three were inserted around his head, then four, then five. One on the side of his back leg. Another at the base of his neck. The 7-year-old yellow Labrador retriever panted serenely, then leaned against his owner, Michelle Emerson, for a scratch behind the ears. […]
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Twin Cities-Portland bus service on the table
Twin Cities and Portland officials have started talking about establishing commuter bus service between the two metropolitan areas. “It’s going to take some time because it’s a big issue,” said Phil Nadeau, Lewiston deputy city administrator and chairman of the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee. “If we are trying to establish some kind of commuter service that […]
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Buckfield students gather gifts for local military family
BUCKFIELD — Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School are collecting Christmas gifts for a military family in Oxford County and setting up a Giving Tree where people can leave presents. “To give presents to a military family is pretty cool,” said seventh-grader Deja Bennett, who helped set up and decorate the tree […]