Natalia Mbadu wanted to hug Maine’s new governor, but she was afraid she would be tackled by guards if she tried. So Natalia was surprised when Janet Mills wrapped her arms around her and her classmate Shy Paca when they finished their performance of the pop song “Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys at Wednesday’s […]
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As Mills mulls Cabinet appointments, speculation swirls
AUGUSTA — Gov.-elect Janet Mills is considering elevating the governor’s energy office to a Cabinet-level position, re-establishing the State Planning Office and appointing an opioid epidemic “point person” as she moves to fill her Cabinet and key positions on her executive team. She also has promised to take a new approach to problems the state […]
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Online poll suggests Mills leading Moody
A new online poll suggests Democrat Janet Mills is leading in the race to be Maine’s next governor by about 8 percentage points over Republican Shawn Moody. The poll of 500 likely voters statewide by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research was conducted the first week in October. It found that 44.4 percent of respondents would vote […]
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Ernest Vernon Bent
RUMFORD — Ernest Vernon Bent, age 73, of Hancock Street in Rumford, passed away on Saturday, June 2, at Rumford Hospital after a long and courageous battle with COPD and dementia. Ernest was born March 23, 1945, in Chelsea, Mass., the son of Albert and Alice (Hamilton) Bent. He attended Chelsea schools. Ernest entered the Army, […]
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Andover town meeting date for June on hold
ANDOVER — Andover selectmen decided Tuesday the town meeting originally scheduled for June will be changed to another date because several members of the town’s budget committee need more time to prepare for the gathering. A new date has not been set. The town is transitioning from a Jan. 1-Dec. 31 fiscal year to a July […]
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Two selectmen contenders seek changes in fiscal year, roads and taxes
ANDOVER — Jane Rich is seeking re-election to the Board of Selectmen. She is being opposed by Brian Mills, a selectman in the 1990s, in Andover’s March 20 election. Rich says she is seeking re-election so she can see the town’s property revaluation completed in September. “I want to follow (the revaluation) through to see […]
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American Legion baseball: Rogers Post outlasts Locke Mills
Locke Mills’ Hunter Day is frozen in his tracks as he realizes Post 153’s Austin Brown is waiting to easily tag him out after Day tried stretching a single into a double. AUBURN — Nick Hathaway can count the number of times he’s pitched this season on one hand. But the fact that it’s a […]
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Kevin C. Mills
LEWISTON — Kevin Clark Mills, of Lewiston and Owls Head, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Aug. 4. He was an award-winning journalist and accomplished author who loved the ocean, along with his wide network of family and friends. A graduate of Gorham High School and Gordon College, Kevin worked for a number of news organizations, […]
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Kevin Mills: Journalist, author, colleague, friend leaves lasting legacy
“I’m excited to reach my destination. I know this walk will come to an end and I will stand at the brink of the sea and watch it splash at my feet. The Breakwater empowers me and helps me rise above the beautiful but unpredictable ocean. “I stand perilously close to the dark depths now, […]
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Rumford to present straw poll questions in June
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen Thursday approved presenting three straw poll questions to voters at the annual town meeting on June 14. Two of the non-binding referendum questions involve the Rumford Parks Department. The first question asks voters to consider replacing the 35-year-old running track at Hosmer Field. The second question asks voters if they […]