SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman 1st Class Madelyn E. Wade graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen […]
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LePage agrees to send helicopter, two National Guard pilots to border
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor has OK’d a federal request to send a National Guard helicopter with two pilots to the U.S.-Mexico border. Gov. Paul LePage’s office said the team will support Customs and Border Patrol in Arizona from July through September. LePage’s office said Maine will fly the helicopter but won’t be involved […]
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103rd Infantry Regiment topic of society
MECHANIC FALLS — The Mechanic Falls Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, for a talk by Capt. Jonathan D. Bratten, command historian for the Maine Army National Guard. Bratten will present the history of the Maine National Guard in World War II, including contributions made by the 103rd Infantry Regiment, which […]
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'A point of crisis': Trump deploys National Guard to Mexican border
WASHINGTON (AP) — Asserting the situation had reached “a point of crisis,” President Donald Trump signed a proclamation directing the deployment of the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border to fight illegal immigration and drug smuggling. “The lawlessness that continues at our southern border is fundamentally incompatible with the safety, security, and sovereignty of the […]
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Military Note: Freeport grad completes military training
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman 1st Class Joseph P. Burke graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles […]
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Military Note: Bangor airman graduates military training
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman 1st Class Jacob T. King graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and […]
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Ernest A. Pleau Jr.
LEWISTON — Ernest A. Pleau Jr., age 84, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 18, at Marshwood Center, following a lingering illness. He was born Jan. 31, 1933, a son of Ernest and Yvonne (Chouinard) Pleau. Ernest was educated in local schools and remained a lifelong resident of this community. He was a member of Holy Family […]
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Douglas A. Lothrop
DIXFIELD — Douglas A. Lothrop, Sr., 82, of Blayne Street, Dixfield, died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 8, following a short illness, with loving family at his side. He was born in Wilton on July 17, 1935, a son of Lester and Fannie (Magrath) Lothrop. In 1953 he graduated from Wilton Academy where he excelled in the […]
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Dalmat F. Mercier
AUBURN — Dalmat F. Mercier, 86, of Auburn, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the Hospice House after a long battle with Alzheimer’s with his loving wife by his side. Dalmat was educated in the local schools and later joined the National Guard and Air Force. He had many jobs in his time, working in […]
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Learning to work together
After several failed attempts, Lewiston Middle School eighth-graders finally figured out how to work together to coordinate their cadence and footwork to successfully complete a challenge behind the school Thursday morning. The team-building event was sponsored by Maine National Guard soldiers and the Jobs for Maine Graduates program. From left are Cadence Nadeau, Ruben Mukendi, […]