CHESTERVILLE — Several people attended an open house Friday afternoon at the first home built through Western Maine Community Action’s Community Home Replacement Program. With federal, state and local partners, students in the building construction and plumbing and heating programs at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington helped build a new home for […]
August 2017
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Class of 2021 arrives at UMF
FARMINGTON — It was the first day for 567 students entering the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday. After moving boxes bulging with necessary belongings, students and their families gathered in Dearborn Gymnasium for a traditional matriculation ceremony. Matriculation is from the Latin word meaning list, UMF President Kathryn A. Foster told the Class […]
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Mt. Blue student stands up to bullying
FARMINGTON — When Valerianne Hinkley was first bullied and betrayed by friends last May, she was devastated and missed several days of classes. She wanted to do something positive and raise awareness about bullying, so with the help of a couple of friends, the 15-year-old from Wilton anonymously left post-it notes bearing positive messages — […]
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Maine's first International Crypto Con. Dogmen? Check. Bigfoot? You bet.
PORTLAND — It starts bright and early with lake monsters and wraps up more than 12 hours later with the first New England screening of “The Mothman of Pleasant Point.” Up to 175 people are expected next weekend at the second annual International Cryptozoology Conference. The first, last year, was held in St. Augustine, Florida, […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: 'The ultimate game of hide and seek'
In 1988, dragging 100 meters of cable with side-scan sonar through Lake Champlain looking for Champ, Joseph “Zarr” Zarzynski saw something dark gray breach the surface a third of a mile away. Up, down, up, down. “I’ve seen incredible boat wakes, I’ve seen waterfowl, I’ve seen floating logs that you could easily interpret, ‘Oh, that’s the […]
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Franklin County women indicted on theft, forgery charges
FARMINGTON — Two women from Jay and Phillips were formerly charged Thursday in separate cases involving theft of more than $10,000 each from a business and a road association. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Bobbie J. Dawes, 45, of Jay on a felony charge of theft by unauthorized taking and a misdemeanor charge of […]
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Bridge Run traffic advisory
Race three of the Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K Series will be held Sunday, Aug. 27, starting at the Rollerdrome in Auburn. The 5K run begins at 8:30 a.m. on Riverside Drive, where traffic delays are expected. The runners will cross South Bridge into Lewiston, turn left on Oxford Street and head into Simard-Payne Memorial […]
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Donald Trump pardons ex-sheriff convicted of defying judge's order
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio, the retired Arizona lawman who was convicted for intentionally disobeying a judge’s order in an immigration case. The White House said the 85-year-old ex-sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County was a “worthy candidate” for a presidential pardon. The action came several days after […]
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Cars collide in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Two women were hurt and a pair of children were being tended to after cars collided head-on Friday at Montello and College streets. One woman was freed from a gray Suzuki after the four-door came to rest in the middle of the intersection following the 5:30 p.m. wreck. Fire crews also extricated a […]