San Francisco is permitting “undocumented immigrants,” as political correctness demands we label them, to register to vote this November in local school board elections. Who doubts this is the first step by the left and Democrats toward full voting rights in state and eventually in federal elections? The claim by lawyers will be that it […]
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Rita L. Fuller
VOORHEES, N.J. — Rita L. (Gagnon) Lee Fuller, 93, a former resident of Jay, passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 14, at the Senior Living Center in Voorhees, N.J., surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 30, 1924, in Livermore Falls, the daughter of Onemise Gagnon and Rose (Michaud) Gagnon. She was a graduate […]
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Multiple victims from UPS center shooting in San Francisco
Shooting at UPS building in SF’s Potrero Hill leaves multiple victims wounded. https://t.co/xiBFFP2Ohg pic.twitter.com/XnOCJkRwRw — SFChronicle (@sfchronicle) June 14, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A shooting Wednesday at a sprawling UPS warehouse and customer service center in San Francisco sent multiple victims to a hospital, officials said. Brent Andrew, spokesman for Zuckerberg San Francisco General […]
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Uber self-driving cars hit the streets of San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber is bringing a small number of self-driving cars to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco — a move likely to excite the city’s tech-savvy population and certain to antagonize California regulators. The Wednesday launch in Uber’s hometown expands a public pilot program the company started in Pittsburgh in September. The testing […]
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Health care company Grand Rounds plans 200 jobs at Bates Mill
LEWISTON — A fast-growing San Francisco company that matches patients with doctors plans to hire up to 200 people here to establish an East Coast presence. “We are extremely excited to be opening an office in Lewiston,” Grand Rounds spokeswoman Robin Suchan said Tuesday. The company, which was founded in 2011 and has 250 employees, […]
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Malcolm Gaylord Boutilier
1932 – 2015 AUBURN — Malcolm Gaylord Boutilier, 83, of Jay died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 12, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Malcolm was born on Jan. 13, 1932, a son of John E. and Harriett O. (Livermore) Boutilier. He grew up in Livermore Falls and Readfield, attending high school at Kents Hill, where […]
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U.S. failing to learn WWI’s lessons, says author and part-time Turner resident
World War I: Maine’s lost legacy — Maine’s nearly forgotten role in WWI reached from the trenches of France to the islands of Casco Bay and the streets of Lewiston-Auburn. TURNER — Adam Hochschild worries that the arrogance of a century ago — among the generals and politicians who plunged the Western world into World War […]
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Robin Williams, actor, dead at 63
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robin Williams, a brilliant shapeshifter who could channel his frenetic energy into delightful comic characters like “Mrs. Doubtfire” or harness it into richly nuanced work like his Oscar-winning turn in “Good Will Hunting,” died Monday in an apparent suicide. He was 63. Williams was pronounced dead at his San Francisco Bay […]
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5-year-old California boy a smash hit as ‘Batkid’
SAN FRANCISCO — Dressed in a black Batman costume, his fists clenched as he took on foe after foe around San Francisco, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years fulfilled his wish Friday to be his favorite superhero. In the process, Miles Scott became a darling of social media and attracted thousands of […]
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Google plans to put sails on its California barge
SAN FRANCISCO — Google plans to include a dozen or so massive sails on its four-story barge under construction in the heart of the San Francisco Bay, creating a floating artistic structure the Internet giant promises will “stand out,” a newspaper reported Friday. After weeks of speculation that barge would be “a party boat,” a […]