ROCKLAND (AP) — Fire officials said a Rockland plumbing and heating supply suffered heavy damage in a three-alarm weekend fire. The flames broke out at Redlon & Johnson wholesale supply just after 8 a.m. Sunday. There were no reports of injuries. Assistant Fire Chief Mikail Mazzeo said a member of the Coast Guard unit located […]
June 2014
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Missing Lewiston girl found safe in Mississippi
LEWISTON (AP) — A 15-year-old Lewiston girl reported missing by her mother last week has been found safe. Police said Sunday that Brianna Robinson was located in Mississippi over the weekend. Arrangements are being made for her to return home. The girl was reported missing by her mother Wednesday. She’d last been seen with her […]
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Olympia Snowe proposes open primaries as way to combat gridlock
AUGUSTA — She has been out of office for nearly two years, but former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has stayed focused on Washington. The three-term senator from Maine famously left Congress in 2012, dispirited by what she described as increasingly partisan gridlock and a failure of lawmakers to do the people’s work. She has […]
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Skowhegan Drive-In to hold Stephen King movie fundraiser
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — The Skowhegan Drive-in Theater is hoping movies by a native of son of Maine will help it raise money to make the critical conversion from film to digital. The Stephen King movies “Pet Sematary,” ”Creepshow,” ”The Shining” and “Christine” will be screened during a movie marathon at the drive-in in early August. […]
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Mainers urged to prepare for hurricane season
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine officials are encouraging residents to protect their homes against severe summer weather. Gov. Paul LePage and Bureau of Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa say that the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season means that residents should be ready for possible high winds, flooding and other things that can damage homes. Hurricane season […]
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Maine lobster processors, long in Canada’s shadow, look to boost industry, keep jobs in U.S.
ST. GEORGE (AP) — The Canadian Maritimes have long dominated the lobster processing industry, but Maine officials are hoping an upcoming bond referendum will allow the state to claw back the revenue, taxes and jobs it has been sending north of the border for years. Maine’s lobster processing industry, virtually nonexistent a quarter century ago, […]
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Funeral Notices for Monday, June 23, 2014
BELLEVUE — Margery “Marge” Ann (Baldwin) died Sunday, June 22. A Memorial Service will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 78 Pleasant St., Auburn. A second service will take place at the Groveland Congregational Church in Groveland, Mass., with details to be determined. Arrangements are in the […]
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UMaine researchers helping coastal communities weather the storms
LINCOLNVILLE — Often discussions about climate change are framed either in heated political arguments or in the future tense, as scientists share predictions about how much the sea level will rise and other problems that loom scarily on the horizon. But Maine coastal communities are already struggling to cope with problems that experts tie to […]
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Alice Clark Beliveau
RUMFORD — A Mass of Christian Burial for Alice Clark Beliveau, of Naples, Fla., and formerly of Rumford was celebrated at noon on Saturday, June 21, at Parish of the Holy Savior, St. Athanasius-St. John Church, Rumford, with Father Greg Dube as celebrant. Altar assistant was Bernard Poirier. Organist was Mark Belanger. Soloist was Cindy […]
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Summer foreign workers critical to Maine resorts, where staff remember last summer’s federal red tape struggles with visa processing
OGUNQUIT — So far, the Meadowmere Resort in this bustling seaside community has not experienced the governmental red tape and other holdups that last summer delayed the entry of their foreign seasonal workforce. But the memory is still fresh, according to Allyson Cavaretta, the director of sales and marketing. For years, the Meadowmere has hired […]