Hospice of Eastern Maine (HOEM), a part of VNA Home Health Hospice, has scheduled its 2017 volunteer training course on six consecutive Mondays, October 9-November 13, from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. at the EMMC Healthcare Mall, 885 Union St., Bangor. HOEM invites caring men and women in the greater Old Town/Orono area with daytime availability […]
August 2017
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Maine Hello parking, road closure information
UMAINE – During Maine Hello, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, about 2,500 students will arrive on campus to move into their residence halls for the academic year. High levels of traffic are expected on campus and through downtown Orono and Old Town. To accommodate the event, several parking lots and roads will be closed […]
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Navy dismisses 7th Fleet commander after warship accidents
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Navy dismissed the commander of the Asia-based 7th Fleet on Wednesday after a series of warship accidents raised questions about its operations in the Pacific. A two-sentence statement said Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, had relieved Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin “due to a loss of confidence […]
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Maine court clarifies requirements for distracted driving finding
PORTLAND (AP) — Law enforcement officials don’t have to show what specifically distracted a driver before a fatal chain-reaction crash, the state supreme court ruled, providing important guidance to law enforcement at a time when distracted drivers are a major concern. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that lawmakers contemplated a wide variety of activities […]
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Police recapture Maine inmate who walked away during work release
PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Maine have recaptured an inmate who escaped while at a work release job. Authorities say Cumberland County Jail inmate Larry Paul Goodwin walked away from his work release job in Portland around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and Westbrook police apprehended Goodwin Tuesday evening at […]
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Donald Trump revisits Charlottesville comments in angry speech
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump opened his political rally in Phoenix with calls for unity and an assertion that “our movement is about love.” Then he erupted in anger. He blamed the media for the widespread condemnation of his response to violence at a Charlottesville, Virginia, protest organized by white supremacists. And he shouted […]
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Maine GOP doesn't like wording of Medicaid expansion question
AUGUSTA (AP) — A group of Republicans wants Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap to strike the word “insurance” from a November ballot question asking voters to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act. Former Maine Republican Party Chairman Rick Bennett said the question should refer to “taxpayer-funded health benefits” or as “government-funded health […]
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Gary Tapley
AUBURN — Gary Tapley, 60, of Auburn, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 21, at his home. He was born in Lewiston on May 7, 1957, a son of the late Franklin and Priscilla (Brunelle) Tapley. He attended local schools and graduated from Lewiston High School in the Class of 1976. Before graduating high school, he […]
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Sagittarius: Honesty is the best policy
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jeremy Lin, 29; Kobe Bryant, 39; Scott Caan, 41; Shelley Long, 68. Happy Birthday: You have to figure out what you really want before you initiate change. Confusion due to the input you receive from others will make you waffle. Separate what you want to achieve from what others are […]