Starting in January, JetBlue will no longer offer year-round daily service from the Portland International Jetport to New York City. The popular low-cost carrier will fly daily between Portland and John F. Kennedy International Airport only during the summer, the company said in a news release Tuesday. “Portland is a customer-favorite destination and sees a […]
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Pauline V. Harvey
LEWISTON — Pauline V. (Thibodeau) Harvey died peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 2, at the age of 103. Pauline was born in Van Buren on June 15, 1915, but lived most of her adult life in the Lewiston-Auburn area, and finally in Auburn. Pauline was predeceased in 1991 by her beloved husband, William T. Harvey, two […]
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High gas prices not expected to lessen Labor Day weekend traffic
Despite relatively high gas prices, transportation officials are expecting record vehicle traffic in Maine over the Labor Day weekend. They’re also expecting a large number of breakdowns and accidents, and they warned motorists to check vehicles for safety, stay sober and put down the smartphones. “There’s no reason not to believe that this will be […]
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Rosella Elizabeth Garry-VanOrman
LISBON — Rosella Elizabeth Garry-VanOrman, 50, went into our loving father’s embrace at the Denver VA Hospital in Colorado, with family by her side. She lived in Denver for two years with her husband, Jack, and her tried-and-true, furry friend, Tyson. Rose joined the U.S. Navy at 17 years old, and was stationed on the USS […]
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What do you do when your bus is late?
Jason Levitis emailed me recently from Greyhound bus No. 2559 from New York to Washington, which was supposed to arrive at 11 p.m. The problem? It was 12:25 a.m. and the motor coach was cruising down Interstate 95. “This is a bit disappointing, but not surprising,” says Levitis, an attorney from Washington. “But what does […]
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Casco Bay’s Mackworth Island: A place to feel ‘the slow circles of nature’
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back in the slow circles of nature, is a help.” That quote comes from a posthumous publishing of the journals of May Sarton, the Belgian-born, Massachusetts-raised poet and memoirist who spent her later years living and writing in York, Maine. While Sarton wrote […]
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Gas prices rise to highest level in 4 years, just in time for summer travel in Maine
Gas prices headed to their highest point in four years aren’t likely to prompt drivers to hit the brakes on summer road trips and travel in Maine, analysts say. The average price for regular gas in Maine was $2.81 a gallon Wednesday, about 16 cents more than a month ago and 52 cents higher than […]
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Is that a candy bar in your carry-on or are you trying to hide a bomb?
You’ve taken off your shoes and removed your laptop from your carry-on bag to go through airport security screening. You candy bar may be next. Although it’s okay to board an airplane with food, some Transportation Security Administration agents have been asking travelers to remove their food from carry-on bags at checkpoints before putting them […]
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Local educator to describe travels to Poland to teach English
AUBURN — Eastern European countries have been mandating the teaching of English in their public schools for the past decade. Poland is one of those nations making strides to teach their youth at every grade level to become proficient in English. The Auburn Public Library will host a program Tuesday, March 27, by longtime educator […]
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Pet-friendly business is booming
If the sound of whimpers and the sight of sad puppy dog eyes have pet owners rethinking their decision to leave their furry friends behind when hitting the town, it may come as a relief to such owners that more and more businesses are becoming pet-friendly. There was a time when pets were boarded while […]