AUBURN — Rodney C. Bisbee, Sr., 76, of West Poland died Saturday morning, July 21, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Lewiston to Lewis and Myrtle Bisbee on Oct. 19, 1941. He graduated from Mechanic Falls High School in 1960. In his teen years he worked at Pete Goulet’s store in […]
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Paul LePage accuses lawmakers of ‘witch hunt’ over diversion of state-owned timber
AUGUSTA — A fired-up Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that political tensions over U.S. tariffs on Canadian lumber had no role in a decision to divert state-owned logs away from mills owned by a family critical of his position. LePage told lawmakers they owed him and Maine Forest Service Director Doug Denico apologies for what […]
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Donald F. Collins
CARIBOU — Donald Frederick Collins, World War II veteran, public servant, community leader and former president of S.W. Collins Co., died March 10 of congestive heart failure and complications of Alzheimer’s disease in Caribou. He was 92. A native of Caribou, Don was born Nov. 30, 1925, the second of four sons of Samuel Wilson and […]
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Paul LePage says Donald Trump lumber tariffs threatening jobs
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor is asking President Donald Trump’s administration to ease up stiff softwood lumber tariffs he says are leading to “devastating” job losses. Gov. Paul LePage this month asked U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to exempt Canadian provinces such as New Brunswick and Quebec from the tariffs. Softwood lumber like […]
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New owners and occupants for Wilton building
WILTON — A large commercial space used for storage since it was built in 2006 has a new owner and some new occupants. Jon and Lois Bubier have purchased what is often called the Dexter building on Routes 2 and 4. Closing on the property was completed Friday, Bubier said. He has not yet decided […]
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Plan to increase timber harvesting on public lands hits resistance
AUGUSTA — A plan within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to markedly increase timber harvesting limits on publicly owned lands has caused concern among environmentalists who say the increase is unsustainable. Department spokesman John Bott confirmed Monday that the department has internally agreed to increase the timber harvesting limit on public lands from […]
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Freed from state clear-cut restrictions, Irving says it’s doing better forestry
ASHLAND — Even with a satellite link from the North Woods to J.D. Irving Ltd.’s Saint John, New Brunswick, headquarters, company officials know there is no substitute for having boots on the ground. “Mr. [James D.] Irving is a very hands-on type of manager,” said Irving Chief Forester Blake Brunsdon. “He’s on the ground [in […]