ROME (AP) — The former Maine summer home of beauty magnate Elizabeth Arden has been purchased by a nonprofit dedicated to disabled veterans. The Travis Mills Foundation announced the purchase Tuesday. The foundation says it intends to make extensive renovations to the property and convert it into the nation’s first fully accessible, “smart home” dedicated […]
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NRCM to present Conservation Leadership Awards
HALLOWELL — The Natural Resources Council of Maine will host a celebration of citizen activism, courage and leadership from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Maple Hill Farm Inn in Hallowell, to honor nine extraordinary Maine citizens with Conservation Leadership Awards. All are welcome. The reception begins at 5 p.m., followed by the […]
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Elizabeth Arden’s Maine estate on the market
ROME (AP) — The former summer home in Maine of beauty magnate Elizabeth Arden is on the market for $765,000. Arden built the main house in the town of Rome as her summer estate in the 1920s then later established the Maine Chance Spa at the site. Mamie Eisenhower, Edna Ferber, Judy Garland, Lillian Gish […]
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Father of Bates College student defends son, waits for autopsy results
Italian police are continuing to investigate the death of 21-year-old Bates College junior John Durkin, hoping autopsy and toxicology results expected Tuesday will provide insight into what happened in Rome early Thursday morning. According to the news outlet Roma Today, a camera shows Durkin, a linebacker and captain of the Bobcats’ football team, walking alone […]
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Bates College student John Durkin, from New Hampshire, found dead in Italy
UPDATED 2:55 PM A Bates College student missing since Wednesday has been found dead in Italy. John Durkin, 21, of Rye Beach, N.H., was last seen by friends at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sloppy Sam’s bar in the Campo de Fiori section of Rome, his uncle, Tom Durkin, told the Bangor Daily News on Friday. […]
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RSU 10 board OKs contract to use Hosmer Field complex
BUCKFIELD — The RSU 10 board Monday night overwhelmingly approved a new, three-year interlocal agreement with Rumford for use of the Hosmer Field complex. The first year’s cost is $21,500, the second, $23,000; the third, $24,500. The contract began July 1 and ends on June 30, 2016. RSU 10 transportation and building and grounds director […]
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Bus full of partying Colby students stopped in Oakland
OAKLAND (AP) — Nearly two dozen college students have been summoned to court to face underage drinking charges after the bus driving them home from a party was pulled over for speeding. Police say the bus packed with students from Colby College in Waterville was stopped at about 1 a.m. Sunday in Oakland. Sgt. Tracey […]
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Rome homeowner kills Livermore Falls man during home invasion
ROME — A Livermore Falls man was shot to death after breaking into a man’s house Saturday evening, state police said. Christopher Dennison, 44, of Livermore Falls was wearing a ski mask and brass knuckles when he broke into a mobile home on Foss Hill Lane around 8 p.m. Saturday, according to a statement by […]
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North Pond Hermit accepted into alternative sentencing program
AUGUSTA — Christopher Knight, also known as the North Pond Hermit, will enter a special court program aimed at helping people with mental health and substance abuse problems who commit crimes stay out of jail. The Co-Occurring Disorders Court formally accepted Knight earlier this week, Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney announced Friday. […]