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'Bolo' introduced to Norway Board of Selectmen

Selectman Thomas Curtis pets Bolo, the Norway Police Department’s new Labrador retriever, while Police Officer John Lewis watches. Lewis and Police Chief Robert Federico attended the selectmen meeting Feb. 1 to introduce Bolo. Lewis proposed having a police dog to track people and sniff out evidence, including drugs. The dog will live with Lewis. (Matthew […]

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Norway students name Norway police dog

NORWAY — The newest member of the Norway Police Department has a name: Bolo. The department handed over the responsibility of naming its black Labrador retriever to students at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in Norway. They had three choices: Bolo, Maverick and Magnum. Bolo got 104 votes; Magnum, 88; and Maverick, 76. BOLO is […]

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Gov. Paul LePage offers alternative civil rights history

History obviously isn’t one of Gov. Paul LePage’s strong points. In  a radio interview Tuesday, LePage took issue with U.S. Rep. John Lewis’ decision to boycott the presidential inauguration because he doesn’t consider Donald Trump “a legitimate president.” The governor then proceeded to deliver a mangled history lesson to the civil rights leader who marched […]

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Paul LePage lectures Rep. John Lewis on civil rights history

PORTLAND — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says U.S. Rep. John Lewis needs a history lesson and should be grateful for all that presidents have done for black people. The Republican governor on Tuesday addressed Lewis’ criticism that GOP President-elect Donald Trump is not a “legitimate president.” LePage said on WVOM-FM that the black Democratic Georgia […]

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Scam alert: If the IRS calls, it’s not the IRS

NORWAY — The phone rang. Barbara Farrar answered, listened, and hung up. “They said, ‘This is the IRS calling,’” said Farrar, 77, a retired clerical worker who recently lost her husband and is the great-grandmother of 34 (at last count.) “They said, ‘We’re calling because you owe money,’ she said. ‘We need to discuss it […]