BANGOR (AP) — A U.S. Census Bureau study ranks Maine last in New England for broadband internet access but finds the state is on par with national averages. The Bangor Daily News reports the study released Wednesday found that 80.7 percent of Maine households subscribed to broadband internet in 2016. That’s compared with 81.4 percent […]
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Geraldine Hamel
LEWISTON — Geraldine Hamel, 70, of Lewiston, died May 28, 2017 at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion. She was born Nov. 13, 1946, in Mobile, Ala. She is survived by Tammy Lynn Hamm (daughter), four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by Roger E. Hamel Sr.
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Retailers expect surge in smartphone shopping
For the first time, there’s expected to be more people visiting retailers’ web sites through their smartphones than on desktop computers or tablets during the first weekend of the holiday shopping season that begins on Thanksgiving Day. Mobile traffic during the five-day start to what is typically the busiest shopping period of the year is […]
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Eric C. Griffey, MD
1943 – 2015 LEWISTON — Eric C. Griffey, MD, 71, of Auburn, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Known to many in our community simply as Dr. Griffey, he was born in Mobile, Ala., on Oct. 25, 1943, to Bernard and Hazel Griffey. He enlisted in the United […]
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Maine Dental Health Out-Reach receives $1,000 grant
WINTHROP — Maine Dental Health Out-Reach, Inc. recently received a $1,000 grant from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation to purchase oral hygiene supplies. This grant will provide necessary assistance to Maine Dental Health Out-Reach’s Dental Hygiene Services for School Children mobile program. “The mission of Maine Dental Health Out-Reach is to improve the oral health […]
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Faulty furnace likely cause of fire that destroyed Bangor mobile home
BANGOR — A faulty furnace was likely the main culprit in a fire that gutted a trailer at a local mobile home park on Thursday afternoon. Bangor Assistant Fire Chief Tom Higgins said crews were dispatched to Lot 13 at Pray’s Mobile Home Park off Finson Road shortly after noon. Higgins said fire was spewing […]