Josh Sparks of Sparks Ark holds a large tortoise. Sparks Ark wildlife will visit the Maine Wildlife Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23, on Route 26 in Gray. This local company was officially started in the early 1990s by David Sparks. He and his son, Josh Sparks, had done wildlife rehabilitation for […]
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Lewiston among 5 towns whose ballots must be rescanned before count begins
AUGUSTA – Technical glitches forced the Maine Secretary of State’s Office to send staff detectives to retrieve paper ballots from five towns Tuesday morning, potentially further delaying a ranked-choice voting tabulation of last week’s primary elections. The five towns – Gray, Ellsworth, Lewiston, Orland and Westbrook – all scanned voters’ completed ballots last week and […]
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New Gloucester and Gray voters OK school budget
NEW GLOUCESTER — Gray and New Gloucester residents Tuesday approved a $25.5 million school budget for 2018-19. New Gloucester residents voted 944-377 in support of the School Administrative District 15 budget. In Gray, the budget referendum passed 1,248 to 443. The budget approved by voters is the same amount as the current budget. Voters in […]
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SAD 15 budget passes in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — New Gloucester residents voted 944-377 on Tuesday to approve the School Administrative District 15 budget. Results from Gray were not available late Tuesday. The $25.5 million spending plan for 2018-19 is the same amount as this fiscal year, which ends June 30.
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Maine Wildlife Park holding open house June 8
GRAY — The Maine Wildlife Park on Route 26 is holding an open house from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 8. Admission is free. The park has over 30 species of native wildlife on display, plus gardens, nature trails, a fish hatchery snack shack, and interactive exhibits and displays. Maine Game Wardens will be […]
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Gray 911 dispatchers moving to Augusta
GRAY — A shortage of dispatchers is forcing the communications center at the state police barracks in Gray to close and move operations to Augusta, a state official said Wednesday. Cliff Wells, director of emergency communications at the Maine Department of Public Safety, said the relocation is expected to take place July 23, but the […]
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Hundreds attend New Gloucester parade and ceremony
NEW GLOUCESTER — Undaunted by gray skies and cool weather, hundreds Monday lined the Memorial Day parade route from Memorial School to the Veterans Monument at Route 100 for a solemn ceremony of remembrance. The parade brought Boy Scouts, politicians, political parties and political candidates together with a cheerleading group, pets, a tractor, a horse […]
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Proposed SAD 15 budget passes first public hurdle
GRAY — The $26.7 million Gray-New Gloucester School District budget has cleared the first of two public votes. Each of the 18 warrant articles for the 2018-19 budget passed at the SAD 15 budget meeting May 17 at Gray-New Gloucester High School, Superintendent of Schools Craig King said. The budget will go a referendum in […]
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Felon shoots a video and a gun at Gray firing range, goes to prison
PORTLAND — A convicted felon from Boston was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for using a firearm at a shooting range in Gray. Dane Mitchell, 26, was prohibited from having a gun because he was convicted of felony crimes in Massachusetts in 2016. U.S. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced […]
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National Endangered Species Day to be celebrated at Maine Wildlife Park
GRAY — Although National Endangered Species Day is Friday, May 18, the Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26, will celebrate the national event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, with the Endangered Species Coalition. The coalition is a network of hundreds of conservation, science, education, religious, sporting, outdoor recreation, business and community organizations […]