Democratic congressional hopeful Tim Rich, a Bar Harbor coffee shop owner, said the rise of Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary campaign was “a big awakening for me.” He credited one moment last year for shifting his despair into a desire to combat what he saw as “a dangerous threat” to American democracy. On […]
August 2017
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Norway pupils walk to school on first day
NORWAY — Energy levels were high Tuesday morning as more than a dozen Guy E. Rowe Elementary School pupils participated in the school’s Walking School Bus program on the first day of classs. The nationwide Walking School Bus program was implemented at the school to improve students’ health and to save the Oxford Hills School […]
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Sugarwood artist's reception is Friday
FARMINGTON — SugarWood Gallery’s artist of the month, Anstiss Morrill, will be feted at a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. The public is invited and refreshments will be served. Morrill’s notes on her paintings include: ??”My work varies from impressionistic landscapes to abstract evocative pieces. ?I feel that painting can be like […]
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Birds of a Wire in concert at the Brick Church
LOVELL — Back by popular demand, the trio Birds on a Wire will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts, 502 Christian Hill Road. The group’s selections include Celtic, folk and gospel. They have been playing together since 2008, soon after Jenny and Greg Huang-Dale landed in Fryeburg and […]
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Fall talk on amphibians, reptiles of Maine
FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon’s first talk of the Fall season is by Matthew Chatfield, who will speak on amphibians and reptiles native to Maine. The talk will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, in the North Dining Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington. It is free and open to the public. […]
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Paul LePage names new press secretary
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage appointed a new press secretary Tuesday. Julie Rabinowitz, the Maine Labor Department’s director of policy, operations and communication, will start in the new role on Sept. 5. “Julie has worked closely with our communications team and our policy advisers in her role at the Labor Department, and I am looking […]
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Donald Trump arrives in Texas to get briefed on Harvey recovery
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Eager to show he’s attentive and on the job, President Donald Trump touched down in storm-ravaged Texas on Tuesday, taking pains not to interfere with Harvey recovery efforts. “This was of epic proportion,” the president declared as he met with local officials. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told […]
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Contemporary folk at North Church
The Farmington Historical Society’s North Church Concert Series will present Contemporary folk musicians Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards will perform at 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2, as part of the Farmington Historical Society’s North Church Concert Series. Show tickets are $15 for the general population, $10 for high school and college students and $5 for elementary […]
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Marijuana may be legal, but the Border Patrol will seize it anyway
BANGOR (AP) — Border Patrol officials in Maine say they will still enforce federal law and confiscate marijuana after residents voted for legalization last November. Chief Daniel Hiebert tells The Portland Press Herald border agents are not actively looking for the drug, but they will confiscate it if found. With a short staff at the […]