AUBURN — Gilmay I. Cayer, 79, of Lewiston peacefully passed away at the Sarah Frye Home in Auburn on Wednesday, May 23, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Madawaska on Oct. 23, 1938, a daughter of the late Joseph and Irene (Chasse) Fraser. At a young age, her family moved to […]
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Madawaska couple arrested after huge meth lab discovered
MADAWSKA (AP) — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it busted one of the largest meth labs the agency has ever encountered. Drug agents wearing protective suits and breathing equipment raided the Aroostook County home of Carl Thibeault and his wife, Casie, on Wednesday. Agents say they seized a large quantity of methamphetamine and more […]
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Pride of Madawaska headed home after playing inaugural
A high school band from rural Maine on its way back from helping kick off Republican President Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities has been at the center of a clash between leading members of the state’s Green Independent Party Band Director Jon Meiklejohn (“mickel-john”) says with no time to prepare, the Madawaska band of about 29 […]
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‘Pride of Madawaska’ ready to help kick off inauguration
But no one is more excited than 29 students from northern Maine will help kick off inaugural events Thursday evening in Washington, D.C. Ben Meiklejohn, conductor of the “Pride of Madawaska,” said his middle and high school musicians are ready to represent Maine – and small-town America. The event at the Lincoln Memorial will feature […]
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Madawaska delays plan to drug test welfare recipients
MADAWASKA — The Board of Selectmen in a northern Maine town has decided to hold off for now on a proposal to drug test welfare recipients. Officials in Madawaska say new rules could apply to the town’s use of the state’s General Assistance program, which provides money for things like food. WAGM-TV reports the town […]
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Gov. Paul LePage backs Madawaska’s plan to drug test welfare recipients
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage is getting behind a Maine town’s decision to consider new rules that would tie some welfare benefits to random drug testing. Officials in Madawaska are vetting new rules that would apply to the state’s General Assistance program, which is run by the state and provides money for things like food […]
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Madawaska considers drug testing welfare recipients
MADAWASKA — Officials in a northern Maine town are considering a plan to require all welfare recipients to pass random drug tests to qualify. Madawaska’s new rules would apply to the state’s General Assistance program, which is run by the state and provides money for things like housing and food. WLBZ-TV reports the subject will […]
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Madawaska police try to help whoever lost bag of pot in town
MADAWASKA — The police department in a small northern Maine town has caused an Internet sensation with a tongue-in-cheek offer to help someone who “lost” a bag of marijuana in a pharmacy. The Madawaska police post has been viewed more than 100,000 times on Facebook since Sunday. The post says: “If you’ve lost a baggie […]
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DNA test brings Florida man ‘home’ to Maine
MADAWASKA — Gary Skillings’ life has all the elements of a good mystery novel: A mother’s mysterious pregnancy, family intrigue, DNA research and the discovery of long-lost relatives thousands of miles away. Skillings, 57, grew up happily in Scarborough after being adopted as an infant from St. Andre Home, then operated by the Good Shepherd […]
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Simone M. Deschaine
1941 – 2015 AUBURN — Simone M. (Levesque) Deschaine, 73, of Clover Manor, 440 Minot Ave., Auburn, died Sunday, July 5. She was born in Grand Isle, Aug. 24, 1941, a daughter of the late Alfred and Annie (Cote) Levesque and was educated in Madawaska schools. She was married to Roger Deschaine, who predeceased her […]