Phil Mickelson beat Tiger Woods in overtime Friday in their $9 million pay-per-view match in Las Vegas that ended up free for many viewers because of technical problems. Mickelson won on the 22nd hole, making a 4-foot birdie putt on a specially set up 93-yard, par 3. The match at Shadow Creek Golf Club finished […]
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Woods fire burns three acres in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — It’s believed a spark from a chimney started a woods fire late Sunday morning on Christen Road, which is off West Kingfield Road. About three acres of dried leaves and debris burned, Fire Chief Fred Nichols said. The fire was reported at 10:59 p.m., he said. Property owner Frank Rogers was able to […]
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Chesterville woods fire burns over 2 acres
CHESTERVILLE — Flames that spread over 2 1/2 acres of woods Wednesday behind residences on Adams Road were caused by a fire that had been started to burn debris, according to Mark Rousseau, a forest ranger with the Maine Forest Service. Thirty-one firefighters from Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, Jay, New Sharon and Wilton responded, according […]
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Maynard I. Trundy Sr.
WEST PARIS — Maynard I. Trundy Sr., 92, of Minot passed away on Friday, March 23, at Ledgeview Living Center. He was born in Hebron on March 25, 1925, the son of Oscar and Myrtle Bumpus Trundy. He attended schools in Minot and graduated from Buckfield High School. He married Cynthia Bonney on Dec. 9, 1944. […]
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Coyotes surviving in East, including Maine woods, by becoming more 'wolflike'
In this 2008 photo provided by Josh Harrison, a coyote stands in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass. Coyotes have lived in the East since the 1930s, and recent genetic tests have shown they are actually a mixture of coyote, wolf and dog. And scientists say they might be getting genetically closer to wolves, helping […]
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Woods fire burns nearly an acre in Mechanic Falls
MECHANIC FALLS — A fire believed to have started from logging equipment Tuesday evening burned nearly an acre of woods off Route 121 at the Oxford town line, Fire Chief Fred Sturtevant said. No one was injured and no buildings were damaged, he said. Sturtevant said the fire was about three-quarters of a mile in […]
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Woods fire spreads, devours barn in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — A garage burned flat on Gloucester Hill Road early Friday night in flames that spread from a woods fire. Crews from several area towns helped battle the blaze at 77 Gloucester Hill Road but by the time the flames were brought under control, the oversized two-car garage was a total loss, with […]
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Paul LePage doesn’t want National Monument designations for Maine
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage expressed his disapproval of a proposal to designate areas within the Gulf of Maine as a Marine National Monument. LePage on Friday sent two letters to President Barack Obama and Maine’s U.S. congressional delegation regarding separate proposals for monuments that LePage said will have a negative effect on Maine […]
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Par for the Course: Locals react to Woods, Wie
Tiger Woods’ return to the PGA Tour and Michelle Wie finally winning an LPGA major have Maine golfers expressing their opinions on the best-known male and female professional golfers in the world. The Woods conversations from players participating in the MSGA State Amateur Qualifier this past Tuesday at Martindale generally led to the topic low […]
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Candidate says Dems violated written agreement
AUGUSTA — A businessman who considered challenging Mike Michaud in the Democratic gubernatorial primary says the party breached a written agreement and conspired against him in a state Senate primary that he lost. In his complaint, Steve Woods of Yarmouth alleged that the conspiracy involved party leaders who promised to stay neutral in his June […]