RUMFORD — A wide variety of events and programs have been organized at Rumford Elementary School for students and parents during the next few weeks. Librarian Eileen Broderick said well-known Maine children’s author Amy MacDonald, creator of “Rachel Fister’s Blister,” will provide two days of writing coaching on Dec. 5 and 6. “We have a […]
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L-A calling: More Mainers earning a living on the line
LEWISTON — A rooftop patio, an employees-only brew pub and a work space dominated by a 6,000-gallon saltwater aquarium are some of the unexpected amenities workers at Argo Marketing Group’s new call center in Lewiston’s downtown will enjoy when the facility opens later this year. It’s part of the $2.4 million renovation of the long-boarded-over, […]
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Caribou man dies of injuries suffered in weekend ATV crash
NEW SWEDEN — A Caribou man who was severely injured in an ATV crash in Aroostook County over the weekend has died. Marvin Hedstrom, 76, died Tuesday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. MacDonald said Wednesday that Hedstrom died from the injuries he suffered […]
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City looks at phased openings for ice arena
AUBURN — The city’s two-rink ice arena is on track to be ready for some skating by November, according to Ice Arena Manager Joshua MacDonald. MacDonald told councilors he was expecting a soft opening with one ice surface in November, the second in December and a grand opening with public skating early next year. “We […]
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Councilors confident about Pierce Street housing project
LEWISTON — Councilors said they hoped a public housing project proposed for downtown lots where apartment buildings burned on May 3 would make the area better. Volunteers of America Northern New England would bring meals, counseling and financial education to public spaces at their proposed Pierce Place development, Vice President of Business Development Julia Wilcock […]
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Solid foundation for city arena: City Council tours dual ice rink facility
AUBURN — The first sheet of ice in the city’s new dual-sheet ice arena could be open in November, according to developers and city officials. “We are coordinating a transition plan, opening Rink 1 here, transitioning Ingersol Arena to Rink 2 and opening here,” Ice Arena Manager Joshua MacDonald told city councilors Monday. MacDonald and […]
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3 finalists picked for Maine Teacher of the Year
AUGUSTA (AP) — The 2014 Maine Teacher of the Year contest is down to three finalists. Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen says the candidates are Hartland fourth grade teacher Mary Graziano; Milbridge Elementary School kindergarten teacher Suzen Polk-Hoffses and sixth- and seventh-grade English language arts teacher Karen MacDonald from the King Middle School in Portland. Bowen […]
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Former Bangor doctor’s body found in Green Lake
ELLSWORTH — The body of a former Bangor radiologist was found early Friday morning in Green Lake, according to the Maine Warden Service. Ellsworth police received a call around 11:40 p.m. Thursday that Frank Mroz, 66, of Manchester, N.H., had not returned from a dive in Green Lake, warden service Cpl. John MacDonald said Friday […]