NEWRY — Crews with Canadian commercial trucking firm Enterprises Clément Lavoie Inc. of Coaticook, Quebec, and Newry firefighters spent most of Wednesday dealing with a 53-foot-long trailer that collapsed on Route 26. That Wabash National trailer, being pulled by a tractor-trailer truck, was hauling 39 rolls of newsprint from Canada to the Sun Journal in […]
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Woodsmen chop through the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — David Clement and Don Winslow leaned forward slightly in their chairs from the announcers’ box in the grandstand, overlooking the woodsmen about to burst into action upon their countdown. It’s a view they shared together at the annual Saco Valley Woodsmen’s Field Day — a host of chopping, sawing and ax-throwing competitions, showcasing the […]
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Woodsmen chop through the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — David Clement and Don Winslow leaned forward slightly in their chairs from the announcers’ box in the grandstand, overlooking the woodsmen about to burst into action upon their countdown. It’s a view they shared together at the annual Saco Valley Woodsmen’s Field Day — a host of chopping, sawing and ax-throwing competitions, showcasing the […]
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Rangeley literacy project goes around the world
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 directors this week were told that Rangeley Lakes Regional School students have sent their journals to friends and strangers around the world, who will add entries and return them. It’s a project that middle school literacy teacher Robin George works on with sixth-graders. She compares the project to sending […]
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Slide show to explore Gaspe Peninsula at Freeport store on Sept. 26
FREEPORT — Dreams Unlimited’s Michael Perry will present a slide show adventure to Quebec’s beautiful Gaspe Peninsula, where the historic St. Lawrence River enters into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from 7-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at L.L.Bean Flagship Store, 95 Main St. See the gannet rookery on Bonaventure Island, kayak through the great arch […]
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Maine plane crashes in northern Quebec; 1 person killed
WATERVILLE — Authorities say a Waterville area plane crashed in northern Quebec, killing one person and injuring two others. The manager of Robert LaFleur Airport says the pontoon plane crashed midday Tuesday. The Morning Sentinel reports manager Randy Marshall confirmed the crash Wednesday morning. Marshall is declining to comment beyond confirmation that families were notified. […]
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Patricia Robitaille
1916 – 2014 LEWISTON—Patricia Robitaille, 98, formerly of Mount Hope Avenue, died Tuesday July 1, at Montello Manor Assisted Living with her family by her side. She was born in Magog P.Q., Canada, on April 9, 1916, a daughter of the late Joseph & Delia Paradis DesFosses. She was educated in Canadian schools. On Oct. […]
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Last Grey Nun continues legacy of showing God’s love
LEWISTON — Sister Claire Pouliot may be the last of the Grey Nuns serving at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, but at 68 years old, she’s far from slowing down. In her 16th year as a social worker at d’Youville Pavilion nursing home, Pouliot has seen the sisters’ presence dwindle. But their mission continues. “Because […]
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Sale of bankrupt railroad blamed for deadly derailment in Quebec is due to close next week
PORTLAND — The sale of the Maine-based railroad responsible for a deadly oil train derailment in Quebec is due to completed next week. Chapter 11 trustee Robert Keach said Thursday that the $15.85 million sale of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway will close on May 15. A bankruptcy judge gave permission to delay a separate […]
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New owner, new name: MMA to become the Central Maine and Quebec Railway
HERMON — Once the sale of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is complete, that name will be filed away in the history books. Railroad Acquisition Holdings, the affiliate of New York-based investment firm Fortress Investment Group that is in the process of buying Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway out of bankruptcy, will change […]