The founders of the Ri Ra Irish Pub and Restaurant in Portland plan to open a barbecue restaurant in the city. Whole Hog will be located at 480 Congress Street – at the corner of Congress and Center, just across from the Time & Temperature Building – and serve “authentic East North Carolina style” barbecue. […]
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Wilton returning to sorting recyclables Aug. 1
WILTON — Residents must start sorting their recyclables again as of Aug. 1, because the market for single-sort recyclables is costing the town more, according to town officials. The town switched to single-sort recycling, or no sorting, in 2012 because of “lower cost and convenience for the residents,” according to a recent news release. However, market […]
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Forster Mill demo begins Tuesday in Wilton
WILTON – The Forster Mill demolition in Wilton is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Town Manager Rhonda Irish said more than 400 windows have been removed in preparation for the demolition — due to the asbestos in the windows’ caulking. Acquired by the town in 2015, the mill has manufactured automotive upholstery, wood […]
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Curious Minds to hear about Irish of the Androscoggin
AUBURN — Fostering personal growth and curiosity, the Lewiston-Auburn Senior College and the Auburn Public Library continues the Curious Minds Series with a lecture by local historian and author John Henderson discussing the Irish of the Androscoggin. The free program will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at in the Androscoggin Community Room. […]
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Deborah J. Irish
2016 SOUTH PARIS — Deborah J. Irish, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with loving family at her side. Deb was born in Worcester, Mass., the daughter of Armand and Shirley (Hazelton) Norton Sr. She was a 1974 graduate of Oxford Hills […]
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Brittany Irish: Police could have prevented Maine shooting spree
BENEDICTA — A 21-year-old Bangor woman said she was sexually assaulted by a man later arrested in connection with a shooting rampage in northern Maine and blamed police for not doing more to prevent the deadly crime spree. Brittany Irish addressed the media Wednesday at her parents’ home in southern Aroostook County, where Anthony Lord, […]
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Wilton Fire and Rescue’s new ladder truck arrives
WILTON — A new ladder truck for Wilton Fire and Rescue arrived on Saturday. For more than two years, the Firetruck Committee, Town Manager Rhonda Irish and members of the department have addressed the need for ladder coverage of the town’s buildings, fire Chief Sonny Dunham said Monday. The 76-foot ladder HME truck is “big […]
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Wilton board reviews new, used options for firetruck
WILTON — The considered purchase of a practically new versus used firetruck raised questions by the Board of Selectpersons Tuesday. Planned as an update on the Fire Department’s search for an aerial truck, some board members considered approving a demo truck, one used for dealer demonstrations, until a second option was voiced — a 2000 […]
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Wilton special town meeting set for Tuesday
WILTON — Townspeople will gather for a public hearing and special town meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Town Office. Voters will consider declaring a portion of town as a slum and blighted area in order to apply for a Community Development Block Grant. The declaration would pertain to Depot Street […]
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Wilton voters to consider authorizing spending maximum $500,000 for firetruck
WILTON — Selectpersons set a special town meeting for Nov. 18 for voters to consider allowing the town to buy a used, quint firetruck with an aerial function and to arrange financing for it, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said Friday. The cost of the firetruck is not to exceed $500,000. A quint truck can pump water […]