The former vice president appeared at Merrill Auditorium with former Sen. George Mitchell. Former Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Maine to promote his new book Wednesday night, but said nothing about whether he might run for president. Biden appeared at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium with former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, who asked about Biden’s new […]
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Joe Biden’s book tour hits Portland in January
The former vice president will be at Merrill Auditorium to promote his new book about his son, Beau Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Portland’s Merrill Auditorium on Jan. 31 as part of a nationwide tour discuss his book about his experience dealing with the death of his son, Beau Biden. Biden, a […]
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Hamlin, Lincoln’s vice president, a one-termer
It was a cold day in early March 1861, when the first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln took place in front of the U.S. Capitol. Seated near the new president was Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill, Maine, who was to serve as Lincoln’s vice president for one term. Hamlin, an effective and respected U.S. senator for […]
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State Honor Society elects local student president
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School junior Josh Maillet was recently elected president of the Maine National Honor Society, which includes all high school chapters throughout Maine. The state officers planned the annual convention and statewide service project. Maillet began his candidacy at the NHS banquet by handing out packages of Smarties candy with the […]
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Secret Service: Shots fired outside Bidens’ Delaware home
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Multiple gunshots were fired from a vehicle near the Delaware home of Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday night, the U.S. Secret Service said Sunday. The vice president and his wife were not at home at the time of the shooting, authorities said. The Wilmington home is several hundred yards from […]
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UMF announces new provost, vice president of academic affairs
FARMINGTON — Kathryn A. Foster, president of University of Maine at Farmington, recently announced the appointment of Joseph P. McGinn as the University’s provost and vice president of academic affairs, effective July 1, 2014. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. McGinn to UMF as we are poised at the start of our next 150 years,” […]