1934 – 2015 WINSLOW — Frances “Fran” (Keene) Hale, 80, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, April 11, in the presence of family. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 11, 1934, the daughter of Clyde Keene Jr. and Helen (Smith) Tilton and graduated from Bellows Falls High School in 1953. Fran was […]
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Don’t lose the boots: north New England ready for mud season that could stretch deep into May
WESTBROOK (AP) — New England’s own Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote, “Life is made up of marble and mud.” In the region’s northern reaches, life will soon be made up of mud, mud and more mud. Mud season is a rite of spring in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, when the snow and frozen ground melt, […]
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Vermont shakes off Maine in overtime, 3-2
Junior center Jonathan Turk’s goal with 3:55 remaining in the first overtime gave the University of Vermont a 3-2 victory over the University of Maine on Sunday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vt., sending the Catamounts to the Hockey East quarterfinals. Seventh seed Vermont is now 20-13-4, while the 10th seeded Black Bears wound […]
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States fight for wood heat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Smoke wafting from wood fires has long provided a familiar winter smell in many parts of the country — and, in some cases, a foggy haze that has filled people’s lungs with fine particles that can cause coughing and wheezing. Citing health concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency now is pressing […]
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Hockey playoffs: Maine slips past Vermont
The University of Maine’s men’s hockey team extended its Hockey East first-round series to a third and deciding game as the Black Bears received a pair of goals from senior left wing Connor Leen to beat Vermont 4-2 Saturday night at the Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont. Vermont won Friday night’s game 4-2. Game three […]
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A dream fulfilled: Vermont woman prepares to open new business in Rumford
RUMFORD — When Peggy Park was a child living in Mexico and working at her father’s grocery store, she had a dream to someday own a business on Congress Street. Decades later, Park’s dream is close to being realized, though she’s had to overcome a series of obstacles to get there. Park’s shop, sandwiched between […]
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Maine skiers revel in ‘White Friday’
NEWRY — While shoppers rushed to stores early Friday to cash in on the first of the holiday-season deals, Maine skiers and snowboarders were flocking to the slopes to enjoy extra-early, extra-good snow conditions, thanks to a storm that walloped the region Wednesday night. “This is the best conditions have been for Thanksgiving Day weekend […]
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Fugitive caught in Vermont 33 years after escaping Houlton jail
NEWPORT, Vt. — A Maine fugitive who had been on the run for 33 years after escaping from the Aroostook County Jail is headed home after being captured in Vermont. Vermont State Police troopers arrested 56-year-old Albert Marcheterre on Nov. 2. He had been living in Craftsbury. Court documents say Marcheterre was arrested on a […]
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West Paris stage curtains adorn Vermont town hall
WEST PARIS — The stage curtains removed from the former West Paris Grange Hall this past spring have been installed in the Town Hall in Wardsboro, Vt. In April, volunteers from the Wardsboro Curtain Call group came to the Grange Hall on Church Street and removed the tacks from the roller of the grand drape, […]
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Vermont bridge program uses University of Maine technology to speed repair and save money
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Last month, construction crews placed a series of hollow tubes over the Wanzer Brook in Fairfield as part of a Vermont Transportation Agency program that uses new technology to cut construction time, save money and reduce the backlog of bridges that need replacement. The tubes, made of material that is impervious to […]