LIVERMORE — Five-year-old Baylee Brown wanted to do something to help people who have cancer. She also wanted a lemonade stand, just for fun. So when the opportunity arose to do both, she took it. Her father, Josh, built her the stand. Her mother, Aimee, her 3-year-old sister, Sophia, and other family members helped with […]
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Poliquin raises more than $700,000 in first quarter for 2016 re-election
AUGUSTA — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has raised more than $700,000 to support his re-election bid. Poliquin’s staff said Monday that the Republican’s fundraising totals for the first three months of the year beats the freshman first-quarter record set two years ago by Democratic Florida Rep. Patrick Murphy. Poliquin faces another challenge from Democrat Emily […]
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Western Maine Play Museum goal continues
WILTON — Western Maine Play Museum board members and volunteers have raised over $90,000 in pledges, cash donations and in-kind support for the children’s museum. “We’ve had a lot of support and want to keep the project rolling,” said Angela McLeod, board president. “We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished in five months of fundraising.” A […]
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MVHS wins over SMHS in WGME School Spirit Challenge
RUMFORD — A hard-fought battle between Mountain Valley High School and Spruce Mountain High School resulted in the Rumford school gathering the most amount of food for the WGME School Spirit Challenge. Eight high schools participated in the challenge. MVHS Principal Matt Gilbert, a 1991 graduate of the former JHS, and T.J. Plourde, a 1994 […]
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More nonprofits, less money to go around
LEWISTON — While thousands gathered to run, walk, cycle and Patrick-gaze last month — raising $1.1 million for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing — some area nonprofits quietly say they’ve felt the pinch of the Dempsey Challenge‘s phenomenal success the past six years. It’s an awkward situation. They’re all out to […]
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Red Eddies raising money to aid Dempsey Center
AUBURN — Rakiya Mohamed barely took a breath as she ran through her pitch — selling a coin-like coupon to dinner patrons at Gritty McDuff’s — before bustling back to her team with a smile and a $20 bill. Moments later, other teens arrived holding $5 and $10 bills and bundles of $1 bills for […]
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Farmington bank employees take up ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
FARMINGTON — Just before 200 pounds of ice water was dumped over their heads from a bucket loader Monday, nearly 25 Franklin Savings Bank employees yelled, “We accept the challenge and pass it on!” “We don’t do anything humble and small,” bank employee Mike Mansir said as he hosed water onto the ice in a […]
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Maine’s 2nd Congressional District: Bruce Poliquin collects $281,000 after Democratic primary
AUGUSTA — Bruce Poliquin, the Republican seeking Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat, has raised more than $280,000 in the first reporting period after the primary election. Poliquin’s campaign said Monday that it will report that it raised $281,205 in the 20 days following the primary on June 10. His campaign says that the former state […]
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Cutler supporters’ lawsuit challenges constitutionality of Maine donation limits
AUGUSTA — Four supporters of independent Eliot Cutler’s bid for governor filed a suit Monday in U.S. District Court over what they argue are inequities in Maine campaign finance laws. The injunction asks that individual contribution limits for donations to Cutler’s campaign be the same as they are for major-party candidates — and in time […]
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Junior shooters fundraising for Indiana championship
WILTON — Four junior shooters from Wilton Fish & Game will be going to the 2014 National Match Smallbore Rifle Championship in Bristol, Ind., this year. Jared Roy, Connor Maurais, Lindzee Ridley and Bailey Morrell will travel there as their own team, The Rim Fires. This is the third year that the club will have […]