Look for a mix of precip late today and tonight. Be sure you have sand, ice melt and a shovel. You may need one, two or all three of those! pic.twitter.com/G2GVeBOIdL — NWS Gray (@NWSGray) January 3, 2017 Ocean effect snow showers and areas of freezing drizzle are possible Tuesday morning and afternoon thanks to […]
2017
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Republicans primed for push to dismantle Obama’s policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in at noon Tuesday, setting off an aggressive campaign by Republicans who control the House and Senate to dismantle eight years of President Barack Obama’s Democratic policies. The first and biggest target is Obama’s health care law, which Republicans have long sought to gut […]
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Maine had fewer homicides, fire and highway deaths in 2016
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of Public Safety says 2016 was relatively safe when it came to homicides, fire fatalities and highways deaths in the state. Spokesman Steve McCausland says the state ended the year with 16 homicides, far below the average of 25. He says “luck and fate” prevented it from being worst. […]
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Phippsburg man who threatened family is arrested after standoff
PHIPPSBURG (AP) — Police say a man who threatened to kill his sister and mother with a gun has been arrested in Phippsburg, Maine, following a seven-hour standoff with police. Police say the women escaped shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday and called the Sagadahoc County sheriff’s office. Negotiators were able to get the man to […]
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Gray man dies after thrown from snowmobile in Windham
WINDHAM (AP) — The Maine Warden Service says a man died in snowmobile accident in Windham. Sgt. Jason Luce says a snowmobile driven by 44-year-old Angus McDuffie, of Gray, became stuck while crossing a small stream on Monday morning. Officials say McDuffie, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the vehicle. Luce says McDuffie’s […]
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House GOP votes to gut independent ethics office
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Monday voted to eviscerate the Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent body created in 2008 to investigate allegations of misconduct by lawmakers after several bribery and corruption scandals sent members to prison. The ethics change, which prompted an outcry from Democrats and government watchdog groups, is part of a rules […]
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Funeral notices for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017
BERRY — Shawn R., 40, of Livermore Falls, died Sunday, Jan. 1. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. DAY — Sylvia, 88, of Portland, died Sunday, Jan. 1. Services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 4, at […]
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Shawn R. ‘Bud’ Berry
1976 – 2017 LIVERMORE — Shawn R. “Bud” Berry, 40, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away unexpectedly early Sunday morning, Jan. 1, as a result of an automobile accident on Federal Road in Livermore. He was born Dec. 13, 1976, in Lewiston, the son of Harold “Joe” Berry and Glenda (Abbott) Berry. Shawn was […]
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Sylvia B. Day
1928 – 2017 SCARBOROUGH — Sylvia B. Day, 88, of Portland, and formerly of Lewiston, died Sunday, Jan. 1, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. A “leap year” baby, born in Lewiston on Feb. 29, 1928, she was the daughter of Nathan and Ida Silverman Benson. She graduated from Lewiston High School, Class […]
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Leroy ‘Gus’ Monroe
1940 – 2016 STRONG — Leroy “Gus” Monroe, 76, passed peacefully at his home on the South Strong Road on Saturday, Dec. 31. Born Nov. 22, 1940, a son of Fred and Ruth (Bailey) Monroe, from a young age he lived the life of an outdoorsman — hunting, fishing and enjoying the beauty of nature […]