RUMFORD — A substitute school teacher at Mountain Valley Middle School and an assistant wrestling coach at Mountain Valley High School were among four men arrested Wednesday on charges of smuggling heroin and crack cocaine into Western Maine from southern New England, police said. Teacher and coach Matthew D. Duka, 25, of 22 Duka Lane in […]
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Silent films, live music at Chocolate Church
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center will show Buster Keaton silent films accompanied by life piano music at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 9. Ice cream floats will be available. The show is titled “Flicks and Floats” and will be held at the church at 804 Washington St. Jeff Barnhart, internationally renowned pianist, vocalist and […]
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CDC warns of diarrhea-inducing parasite in U.S. pools
Kids appear to be enjoying the water at the 2009 Summer Days Program in the wading pool at Hippach Field in Farmington. If you’re planning to take a dip in a pool this summer, make sure to plug your nose and close your mouth. Any inadvertent ingestion of even chlorinated pool water could wind up […]
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Maine to close Downeast Correctional Facility next month
A red pickup truck pulls away from the Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport in February. The Department of Corrections says it plans to lay off all guards, relocate prisoners, and close the facility by June 10. MACHIASPORT — Layoff notices will be issued to all 46 employees at Downeast Correctional Facility in Machias, which will […]
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Paris Hill Music Festival coming up in August
PARIS — The Paris Hill Music Festival on Aug. 10-13 will feature four Maine-based groups representing three genres of music. The concerts will be held in the historic First Baptist Church of Paris Hill on Paris Hill Road. Schooner Fare, which started in South Paris, will perform Aug. 10. The band writes and performs topical songs, […]
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Ramblers to perform at Brick Church
NEW SHARON — The Sandy River Ramblers will bring their unique Maine-flavored bluegrass show to the Brick Church at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at 21 Cape Cod Hill Road. The Brick Church concert series, which benefits the New Sharon Church UCC, has been a successful venture. The five-piece band is known for gorgeous […]
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TAM offers youth Shakespeare camp
MONMOUTH — This summer, Theater at Monmouth offers third-through-eighth-grade students the opportunity to dive into the world of William Shakespeare. From July 31 – Aug. 18 students can transform into Shakespeare’s characters through voice and movement, unravel Shakespeare’s plays as text detectives, and perform for friends and family onstage at Theater at Monmouth. Choose from three, one-week sessions […]
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Teens arrested outside Long Creek Youth Development Center; BB guns seized
SOUTH PORTLAND — The South Portland Police Department says they arrested two teens early Friday morning outside Long Creek Youth Development Center with BB guns that were meant to look like real firearms. Police say they received a call from the staff at Long Creek Youth Development Center around 6 a.m. about a suspicious van […]
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Analysis: Why Joe Biden said Hillary Clinton wasn’t ‘a great candidate’ but he was
Vice President Joe Biden, left, laughs with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a ceremony to unveil a portrait of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Washington. Former vice president Joe Biden stirred the Democratic pot a little bit on Thursday night. Appearing at the […]
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Anthony Weiner to plead guilty in sexting case
NEW YORK — Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner will appear in federal court Friday to face criminal charges in connection with an investigation of his online communications with a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina. The Democrat will appear in court at 11 a.m., the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan said. Prosecutors declined to immediately release […]