Farmington firefighters used the Jaws of Life to get Paul Bubier, 78, and his wife, Marie, 77, of Phillips out of their car after a tractor-trailer truck pushed it onto a guardrail on Center Bridge in Farmington.
2019
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
College hockey: UMaine’s second line plays crucial role in team’s second-half surge
Tim Doherty, Brendan Robbins and Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup playing best hockey entering Hockey East playoffs.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Dollar General plans to open 975 new stores; add fresh and chilled produce to some stores
Dollar General Corp. was able to get more of its customers’ disposable income during the quarter, thanks to an increase in fresh and chilled produce in stores and a strong performance from non-food items during the holiday period.
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Skowhegan driver’s ed instructor charged with sexually assaulting student
Duane Marquis, an instructor at the Skowhegan Driving School, is alleged to have had an improper sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student in Carrabec High School’s driver’s education program.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Squirrels ‘declare war,’ maple syrup producers say
The abundant squirrel population in New England this year is chewing through sap tubing and spouts.
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Maine DOT: No room for sidewalk in Hallowell without moving boulders
City councilors will have to reconsider what to do, since their Monday motion to approve building the controversial sidewalk is now void.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Former Portland developer Michael Liberty pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
He faces 10 counts related to Mozido, a company that he founded in Texas to create software for people to do their banking on cellphones.
Posted inMaine
After ‘unmanageable’ son is sent to Harpswell school seclusion room, mother pushes back on social media
HARPSWELL — A Topsham mother says she’s upset and worried about children’s safety after her sons were sent to an isolated “quiet room” in Harpswell Community School when they became “unmanageable.” Kendele Ouellette said her oldest son has been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and suffers from anxiety. During the last school year his medication had to […]
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Twelve Republicans, including Collins, vote against Trump as Senate rejects his border emergency
Maine’s senior senator says, ‘My job is to stand up for the Constitution, so let the chips fall where they may.’
Posted inMaine, Politics
Mills signs $7.5 million package to pay state’s bills
The supplemental budget will also help the state fight the opioid crisis and fund the state’s upcoming 2020 bicentennial.