The ordinance requiring the inventory was passed 8 years ago but only 2 reports have been filed since.
January 2019
Posted inNews
Rwandan woman finds home in Maine with loan for asylum seekers
A new program offers zero-interest loans to asylum seekers who need security deposits to get homes of their own.
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Posted inBusiness
Corporate tax cuts a boon to some Maine companies
However, one publicly traded company in the state says the cut actually will hurt its bottom line.
Posted inObituaries
Barry Wayne Lowe
OXFORD – Barry Wayne Lowe, 59, of Oxford, Maine, unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. He is survived by his brother, Rev. Frank Lowe, Reading, Mass.; his nephew, Michael Lowe, North Troy, Vt.; two grandnieces and one great-grandnephew and several cousins. Also feeling this loss are many loving […]
Posted inObituaries
Ernest Malcom Petley
LEWISTON – Ernest Malcom Petley, 85, of Lewiston, passed peacefully with family by his side on Dec. 25, 2018. He was born April 21, 1933, in North Anson, Maine, the son of Andrew Petley and Grace Adams. Ernie enlisted in the Army in 1953 and served in the Korean War. Ernie married the love of […]
Posted inObituaries
Rose Anna Gagne
AUBURN – Rose Anna Gagne, 99, formerly of Sabattus, died peacefully on Dec. 30, 2018, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn. She was born in Lewiston on Sept. 12, 1919, to Charles and Rosanna Duvel Buteau. She was educated at St. Mary’s School. Rose married her husband, Roger Gagne, in […]
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Norman Richard Nicholas
WINSLOW – Norman Richard Nicholas, 81, passed away Dec. 24, 2018, at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. He was born Aug. 16, 1937, in Waterville, the son of Joseph and Bernadette (Ducas) Nicholas. He was educated in the schools of Waterville and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1956. On Feb. 11, 1957, he married […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: The phantom momentum of Bernie Sanders
A late-December flurry of articles on a revival of Bernie Sanders’ prospects points to a cardinal rule of political journalism: The story must change. Whether the story has actually changed matters not. Thus, we had a headline in The New York Times reading, “Why Bernie Sanders Is Tough to Beat,” and one in Politico that […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Fighter jet bound for Lewiston park expected here in months
LEWISTON — The Vietnam War-era jet aircraft destined for Veterans Memorial Park in 2019 — perhaps by Memorial Day — still sits in Montana. Jerry Dewitt, chairman of the L&A Veterans Council, said the Air Force plane — an LTV A-7D Corsair II — should arrive in Maine in the next couple of months. Restoration […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Looking Back on Jan. 1
100 years ago: 1919 Harrison G. Otis, Auburn, city manager and the first city manager in Maine, has resigned to take effect immediately. The resignation was accepted at an executive meeting of the city council Thursday night. Mr. Otis assumed the duties of city manager in February 1918. 50 years ago: 1969 No new apparent […]