RUMFORD — Selectmen will convene their annual end of the fiscal year meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 30, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. They will start off with an executive session for a personnel matter, and then approve the end of the year town warrant to close out the books. Additional agenda items include: * […]
June 2014
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Immigrant community, advocates decry ‘morally indefensible’ LePage proposal to cut assistance for refugees, asylum seekers
PORTLAND — Members of the immigrant community and their advocates gathered Saturday in Deering Oaks Park to protest a mandate by Gov. Paul LePage to end General Assistance to refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants. As faith leaders called the order “unconscionable” and “morally indefensible,” the mayors of three Maine cities said they would not […]
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Last Grey Nun continues legacy of showing God’s love
LEWISTON — Sister Claire Pouliot may be the last of the Grey Nuns serving at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, but at 68 years old, she’s far from slowing down. In her 16th year as a social worker at d’Youville Pavilion nursing home, Pouliot has seen the sisters’ presence dwindle. But their mission continues. “Because […]
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Pandora’s Box: Waging war on invasive plants
FARMINGTON — Living next to a cemetery isn’t a great place to be unless you happen to be an invasive plants and trees educator like Patty Cormier. Her yard beside Riverside Cemetery on Route 2 in Farmington is a veritable Pandora’s box of invasive plants and trees. Birds and the prior owner of their property, […]
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NASCAR: Keselowski cruises at Kentucky
SPARTA, Ky. — Brad Keselowski dominated the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway, leading 199 of 267 laps Saturday night for his second victory of the season. Keselowski, who started from the pole position, held off Kyle Busch by a margin of more than one second. Busch and Keselowski’s teammate, Joey Logano, were the […]
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Napoli, Lester stake Sox past Yankees, 2-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Napoli stung Masahiro Tanaka by hitting a solo home run with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees 2-1 Saturday night. Napoli had struck out in his previous two at-bats before lining an opposite-field drive into the first […]
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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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In the Crease: An overused name, an overdue honor, and a fond farewell
Time to empty out the notebook again as we hit the summer months. Here are a few of the scattered thoughts kicking around the ol’ noggin this week: — The Seattle Times followed some other newspapers recently and banned the use of the officially licensed name of Washington, D.C.’s National Football League franchise, the Redskins. […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Right to hunt subject to public opinion
As a wise sage once said, the only thing constant is change. Take hunting, or the right to hunt. It may be part of our American cultural heritage, but in a democracy it can be taken away. The upcoming bear referendum is a perfect example. People with enough money and strong convictions can take away […]
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Legion Baseball: Bessey takes two from Tri-Town to stay unbeaten
POLAND — Ty Martin had five hits Saturday, leading Bessey Motors to a doubleheader sweep of Tri-Town, 6-1 and 5-0, in a battle of the only two remaining undefeated teams in Zone 3 American Legion baseball. Riley Chickering pitched a complete game in the opener and homered in the nightcap in support of Ryan Godin […]