The standoff has prompted economic jitters and anxiety among some in Trump’s own party. But he appeared Friday in the Rose Garden to frame the weekend talks as progress.
January 2019
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: Jan. 5
Jan. 5, 1786: A report issued by the second convention to discuss the possibility of Maine separating from Massachusetts, held the previous day, asserts that Boston merchants benefit unfairly at Maine’s expense because of trade regulations involving lumber. It also says Boston officials didn’t represent Maine interests well and Maine residents are at a disadvantage […]
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Posted inBusiness, News
$5.4 million plan aims to ease congestion at I-295 exit in Portland
An agreement between Portland and the Maine Department of Transportation calls for a redesign of the interchange connecting Interstate 295 and Franklin Street.
Posted inLocal Sports, National Sports
Oliver Wahlstrom scores as U.S. advances to world junior hockey final
Maine-raised player scores first goal in Americans’ 2-1 win over Russia in semifinals. Finland up next.
Posted inNational Sports
Gordon Hayward notches double-double as Celtics beat Mavs
Veteran scores 16 points, pulls down 11 rebounds.
Posted inObituaries
Dorothy Elizabeth Hopkins
CLERMONT, Fla. – Dorothy Elizabeth Hopkins, 88, passed away Dec. 19, 2018, at Crane’s View Lodge, Memory Care ALF, in Clermont, Fla. She was born in Rumford, May 16, 1930, to William J. and Elizabeth W. Kimball.
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Cheryl L. Parker
LEWISTON – Cheryl L. Parker, 71, of Lisbon Falls passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 2, 2019, due to illness.
Posted inObituaries
Barbara A. Volkernick
RUMFORD – Mrs. Barbara A. Volkernick, 81, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at her residence, on Wyman Hill Road, in Rumford.
Posted inObituaries
Dorothy Louise Stewart
AUBURN – Dorothy Louise Stewart, 92, passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 31, 2018.