Karly Drue Williams beats out Lev McGuckin, who was born in Portland, by just a few minutes.
2019
Posted inPolitics
LePage pardons former legislator for felony drug trafficking
Former state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, lost his re-election bid last fall after Democrats revealed he had a felony drug conviction 35 years ago, then hunted when he was legally prohibited from possessing firearms, records show.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Credit union raises $865 for ending hunger
JAY— OTIS Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that a raffle for its sponsored Christmas tree was recently able to raise $865 for the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger in Maine. The tree, decorated by a committee of OTIS FCU employees, was displayed at the Jay-Livermore-Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce’s 2nd Annual […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Portland scrambles to update what was supposed to be an annual waterfront inventory
The ordinance requiring the inventory was passed 8 years ago but only 2 reports have been filed since.
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.
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 […]
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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 […]