1949 – 2015 LEWISTON — Joyce Ann Rains, 66, of Lewiston, passed away Sunday, May 24, from complications due to diabetes. She was born in Lewiston on Jan. 11, 1949, a daughter of the late Burton “Bud” and Ramona (Abbott) Gross. Joyce was the foreign filing coordinator for Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds in Concord, […]
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Boxer Tomas Smith drops pounds, lands collegiate title along the way
When Tomas Smith decided to take a shot at losing weight, he put on the gloves, dropped the pounds and developed a passion for boxing that earned him a collegiate heavyweight title. Smith’s goal to shed the fat and get in shape began when a high school friend brought Smith, who weighed in at a […]
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Rangeley Lakes Regional School students off to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
RANGELEY — A team of six students from Rangeley Lakes Regional School will travel to Michigan State University in late May for the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. Yes. The world competition. Mya Laliberte, Hannah McMillan, Lily Lavalee, Ella Schaffer, Evan Smith and Emily Eastlack will compete against teams from around the world. As […]
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Artist: Painting ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ portraits leads to lessons
AUBURN – Robert Shetterly told Auburn Middle School students Monday that he paints American history by creating portraits of individuals, many he initially knew nothing about. The Maine artist famous for his portrait series, “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” spoke to students who’ve been using them to learn about courage, democracy and change. Since 2001, […]
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Before Maine swaps statues, panel wants to study details
AUGUSTA — A bill aimed at swapping out one of Maine’s two statues in the U.S. Congress’ National Statuary Hall was turned into a measure that would first study the idea. In February, state Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon, offered legislation that would have seen Maine exchange a statue of the state’s first governor, William King, with one […]
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GrowSmart Maine announces new development director
PORTLAND — GrowSmart Maine announced the hiring of Andrew Zarro as their new development director. Zarro has strong non-profit and development experience, having served as executive director of several small non-profits in Boston. His previous organizations span a range from criminal justice reform to downtown revitalization. “We are very pleased to welcome Andrew to GrowSmart […]
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Farmington planners to visit UMF heating plant site
FARMINGTON — Planning Board members want to see if an 18-wheeler can negotiate tight street corners before voting on a proposed biomass central heating plant for the University of Maine at Farmington. Drivers will need to make these turns for 30-ton deliveries of wood chips to the plant, an estimated 11 trips per week during […]
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Carrabassett Valley town meeting set for Wednesday
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Voters will consider 60 articles amounting to a proposed budget of $2.3 million when they gather Wednesday for the annual town meeting. Voters will be asked to offset the proposed budget with town revenues of $462,410, making a proposed net budget of $1.85 million, Town Manager Dave Cota said. The meeting begins […]
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Rumford woman injured in Roxbury snowmobile accident
RUMFORD — A Rumford woman was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital on Saturday after her snowmobile struck a tree in Roxbury, Warden Josh Smith said Monday morning. Smith said Kathryn Gagnon, 53, of Rumford was driving her snowmobile in the area of Bunker Pond Trail when she missed a left turn and hit […]
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Local judge in Auburn hears disciplinary case against York judge
AUBURN — A local judge presided Monday over the disciplinary hearing of York County Judge of Probate Robert M. A. Nadeau, who is accused of violating the code of judicial conduct by blurring the lines among his roles as a Maine judge, private attorney and citizen. Among charges by the Committee on Judicial Responsibility and […]