Jan. 3, 1787: A fourth convention about a proposal to separate Maine from Massachusetts is held. An “Address to the People” about Maine residents’ grievances had drawn a 645-349 vote in favor of separation, but the total vote count was a tiny minority of those citizens eligible to vote, and they came from only 32 […]
2020
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Meadow Lanes Bowling Results
WILTON —Tuesday Night Mixed Winter League Dec 17 & 19 Men’s High Game scratch: Mike Crandall 200; Wayne Doyen 194; Albert Farmer 192; Mens High Series scratch: Albert Farmer 538; Mike Crandall 533; Stephen Adams 506; Mens High Game handicap: Brian Wight 239; Mike Crandall 533; Donnie Cubby 227; Mens High Series handicap: Donnie […]
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UMF showcases ‘Art Madness’ by local students
FARMINGTON —The UMF Emery Community Arts Center is excited to announce that “Art Madness,” an exhibition of works by more than 550 local elementary students, will be showcased from Jan. 9 to Feb. 7, 2020. Artwork will be displayed in the upper and lower lobbies of Emery and throughout the hallways. An opening reception will […]
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Former monastery will provide housing for asylum seekers, owner says
Josh Soley, grandson of a prominent Portland landlord, says the 40-unit, boardinghouse-style project will rely on private funding, allowing him to accept the tenants he wants.
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2019 – Year in Review, part 2
JULY Franklin County commissioners set the tax rate for 2019-20 at $1.29 per $1,000 of property value, which was a 3-cent increase from last year. After scrapping plans to open a new family shelter on Main Street in Farmington, Western Maine Homeless Outreach began reviewing options with a new, perhaps unlikely ally: a local resident […]
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Tick-borne illnesses Lyme and anaplasmosis increased in Maine in 2019
Since 2012, the state has had a more-than tenfold increase in cases of anaplasmosis, which has more severe symptoms than Lyme disease.
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Wilton board to consider parking, traffic changes
Selectpersons will hold a public hearing Tuesday to discuss potential changes to the Parking and Traffic Ordinance.
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Exemptions limit benefit of Maine’s new hearing aid law
People whose employers self-insure and those who get their health care coverage through Medicare won’t benefit from the law mandating coverage for hearing aids.
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Topsham police warn of new string of car burglaries
Police say communities in the Topsham area are experiencing a rash of car burglaries occurring mainly in parking lots of gyms and daycare businesses in the early morning or evening.
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Obituary: Robert “Bob” Panzino
AUBURN – Robert “Bob” Panzino, 47, passed away after a prolonged illness on December 29, 2019, at The Androscoggin Hospice House …