FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Have you heard the one about the little-known running back who went from standup comic in college to sudden sensation for the AFC’s best team? Please welcome to the stage Jonas Gray. “Back in the day,” he said, “I called myself a funny guy.” Now Gray is the New England Patriots’ […]
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Norway Opera House hall to bloom once more as arts, performance, community space
NORWAY — Plans to implement a $4 million renovation of the second-floor stage area of the 1894 Norway Opera House continue, Norway Opera House Corp. President Dennis Gray said. The goal is to create an arts, performance and community multiuse space. “We are planning on going forward and utilizing tax credits, Gray said. It will […]
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Soccer, Scout and 4-H programs rally around healthy snacks
PARIS — Katy Duval of Gray, leader of a 4-H group that meets in South Paris, is one of several community leaders in Maine who is participating in the Snack it Up Program, created by Healthy Kids Out of School, an initiative of ChildObesity180 at Tufts University. This pilot program is being run in collaboration […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Two bond referendum questions for SAD 15 discussed
GRAY — A second community forum on two bond referendum questions by SAD 15 will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Gray-New Gloucester High School. On Nov. 4, taxpayers in Gray and New Gloucester will be asked to approve two bonds totaling $7.34 million for improvements to the middle and high schools and athletic […]
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Rumford man pleads not guilty to robbing, kidnapping man at knifepoint
PARIS — A Rumford man accused of kidnapping a man and trying to force him to take money out of an ATM pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday. Randall J. Chapman, 37, of 48 Essex Ave. entered the plea via video monitor from Oxford County Jail to Oxford County Superior Court Justice Robert Clifford. Chapman […]
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RSU 4 joins Poland, Gray-New Gloucester for joint hockey team
WALES — After a several-year hiatus, hockey is back. Regional School Unit 4 students will play with the 26ers out of Poland and Gray-New Gloucester on a cooperative, Class A team after the school board approved the proposal earlier this month. There’s no cost to the local district for the first two years, according to […]
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Traffic stop on Route 26 in Gray leads to drug bust
GRAY (AP) — A Massachusetts woman is facing drug charges in Maine after a police officer pulled her over for speeding and found hundreds of oxycodone pills in the vehicle. Police say a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy pulled over 36-year-old Carla Barbosa, of Boston, on Route 26 in Gray at about 3:50 a.m. Tuesday for […]
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Well done: Students honored for achievements
BATON ROUGE, La. — Jason Turcotte, son of Marc and Diane Turcotte of Poland, has recently earned his doctorate in media and public affairs from Louisiana State University. He was inducted in the Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society. He was also awarded the John Maxwell Hamilton Fellowship to aid in the research for his […]
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Gray Public Library closed until at least Tuesday
GRAY — The Gray Public Library will be closed until at least Tuesday, Sept. 16, due to a ruptured sprinkler head. According to a news release from library staff, last Tuesday, during the course of maintenance, a sprinkler head erupted and spilled hundreds of gallons of water into the library. The sprinkler head was located […]
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Free pocket Constitutions available for National Constitution Day
A federal law passed in 2004 requires that all schools that receive federal funding provide a course to all students on the Constitution of the United States on Constitution Day, Sept. 17. The Founding Fathers ratified the Constitution on this day, Sept. 17, in 1787. The law was passed with the urging of then Senator […]