BETHEL — The Festival of Hope was an idea created during a dark time. Kate Carroll, her daughter, and a group of small friends were in disarray with the job and benefit loses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Carroll, a survivor of breast cancer, said to everyone, “This too will pass, and we will dance […]
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Attacked while running, Hope woman drowns rabid raccoon in puddle
HOPE (AP) — A Maine woman says a rabid raccoon attacked her while she was out for a run, so she drowned it in a puddle. Rachel Borch, of Hope, says she was running in woods near her home June 2 when she saw the raccoon charging with its teeth bared. She says she knew […]
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‘Living the Directed Life’ at spiritualist camp
HARTFORD — Dr. Ken Hamilton will present “Living the Directed Life” to the Pinpoint of Light Spiritual Camp at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9,at the Hartford Town Hall, 1190 Main St. Hamilton will give an overview of his extensive background in helping countless others — first as a surgeon, and then as the guiding force of HOPE, […]
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Samuel J. Whitley
1980 – 2015 HOPE — Samuel “Big Sam” J. Whitley, 34, was killed in an accident Tuesday, Oct. 20, while working aboard the Pacific Santa Ana, an oil-drilling ship. He was born in Farmington on Nov. 16, 1980, the son of Lisa Whitley. Sam attended Oxford Hills High School and graduated from Sacopee Valley High […]
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Rock that killed motorist may have come off collector’s car
HOPE — A rock that crashed through a windshield last month, killing a Camden man, is believed to have fallen off the top of the trunk of a car driven by a young man collecting rocks for a museum. No criminal charges have been filed in the case. Knox County Sheriff Donna Dennison said Wednesday […]
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Police question Bethel gem museum worker in fatal accident
HOPE — A rock that crashed through a windshield last month, killing a Camden man, is believed to have fallen off the top of the trunk of a car driven by a young man collecting rocks for a museum. No criminal charges have been filed in the case. Knox County Sheriff Donna Dennison said Wednesday […]
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Rock crashes through windshield, kills driver on Route 17 in Hope
HOPE — Authorities in Maine are looking for the truck they think was the source of a rock that crashed through the windshield of a car, killing the driver. The Knox County sheriff’s office says the accident occurred at about 3 p.m. Tuesday on Route 17 in the town of Hope. Police say the rock […]
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OSHA won’t cite elephant sanctuary owners in founder’s death
HOPE — Federal workplace safety regulators will not cite the owners of a Maine elephant sanctuary where a caretaker died. In a March 4 letter to Hope Elephants, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends that workers not be in the same unrestricted space as elephants except in rare circumstances. The letter was provided to […]
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Hope elephants to return to Oklahoma preserve
“Jim is truly irreplaceable, leaving a monumental hole in our community and beyond,” the directors wrote on the Facebook page of Hope Elephants. “(He) was unequivocal in expressing his belief that our first responsibility was to ensure the continued well-being of Rosie and Opal. To that end, at least for the present, we will be […]
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Elephant sanctuary founder dies after elephant steps on him
Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies said they found James Laurita, 56, unresponsive Tuesday in the barn at the foundation in Hope, about 90 miles northeast of Portland. Laurita appeared to have fallen before one of the foundation’s two elephants apparently stepped on him, police said, citing a medical examiner’s report. Tending to the animals was […]