FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series proudly presents award-winning poets Rosebud Ben-Oni and Carey Salerno for the popular program’s second event of the season. Ben-Oni and Salerno will read from their works at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 21, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading […]
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Meadow Lanes League
WILTON —Tuesday Night Mixed Winter League, Sept. 21 Men’s High Game scratch: John Gregoire 189, Stephen Adams 181, Frank Cushman 159 Mens High Series scratch: John Gregoire 488, Stephen Adams 465, Frank Cushman 428 Mens High Game handicap: Frank Cushman 232, John Gregoire 226, Stephen Adams 214 Mens High Series handicap: Frank Cushman 647, John […]
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RSU 9 seeking children in need of special ed services
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Regional School District / RSU 9 seeks to insure that all children within our district who are school aged ( ages 5 – 22 ) and possibly in need of special education services as a result of a suspected or current disability, are located, identified and evaluated as part of […]
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Foliage walk on Stone Soup Gardens trail
FARMINGTON — Continuing its series of Community Walks, United Way will host a fall foliage walk on the Stone Soup Gardens trail in Farmington on Sunday, October 17 starting at 1 p.m. The public is invited, and there is no cost. The Stone Soup Gardens Trail is located at 482 Farmington Falls Road, on property […]
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Please vote ‘YES’ on 1
To the Editor: Central Maine Power’s (CMP) electricity corridor is a bad deal for Maine for many reasons, and I believe that is why CMP, which has been ranked as the worst-run U.S. company for customer satisfaction (https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/central-maine-power-again-ranks-worst-in-us-for-business-customer-satisfaction), is spending millions of dollars on deceptive ads trying to confuse people and convince them to support […]
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Deanne Danforth: Republicans blocking ‘Building Back Better’
Republicans claim they’re the party of liberty, economic prosperity, values and the American dream. The Republican platform in 1854 was to end slavery. Now they’ve become the party of white supremacists, violence, racism and former President Trump. Republicans support former President Reagan’s trickle-down theory of tax breaks for corporations and wealthy people. Not much trickles […]
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Movie Review: Dear Evan Hansen
The last two weekends at the box office have been dominated by the one-two punch of holdovers “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Free Guy.” But the opening of “Dear Evan Hansen” this past weekend changed that. By which I mean that it knocked “Free Guy” out of the #2 spot. […]
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Pingree announces $500K+ in grants to support Maine firefighters
WASHINGTON, DC — Four Maine fire departments will receive a total of $502,878 in grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), according to a statement from Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine). In this fiscal year, the AFG Program will award $319.5 million to an estimated 2,000 eligible fire […]
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New coach aims to bring UMaine men’s hockey back into prominence
Ben Barr’s reputation as an elite recruiter will be put to the test as he tries to revive a program that has lost the luster from its glory days in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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John Grenier: Sheline ‘a great choice’ for Lewiston mayor
Carl Sheline is a great choice for mayor of Lewiston. I’ve been impressed with Carl’s commitment to the Lewiston community ever since I met him nearly 10 years ago, when we moved Rainbow Bike to downtown Lewiston. He has always been a positive influence in our town. Carl will help us move forward with his […]