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PublishedApril 5, 2017
Fire heavily damages Falls General Store in Farmington
FARMINGTON — State fire investigators are assisting Farmington Fire Rescue chiefs to determine the cause of a fire Tuesday night that heavily damaged the Falls General Store in Farmington Falls. The fire was reported just before 11 p.m. at the intersection of Croswell Road and Philbrick Street. Several fire departments assisted Farmington firefighters to put […]
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2017
Plow 1, Mailbox 0.
Earlier this winter, a plow truck took out Beth Holloway’s Litchfield mailbox. She put up a replacement. Before too long, another plow snapped that one in two. “They also ruined my rock wall around the back of the mailbox where I put my flowers,” Holloway said. Mike Blanchet in Farmington hired a bucket loader to dig […]
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PublishedNovember 13, 2016
World-class bagels in the heart of Lewiston
You’d have to be at least a decade or two older than Forage Market bakers Gerald Walsh and Chad Sparks to remember a world in which bagels were not as ubiquitous as gas station pizza. Historians trace the bagel’s origins to 17th-century Eastern European Jewish communities, specifically near Krakow, Poland. Handmade with simple and sometimes […]
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016
One dead, two injured during confrontation on Main St. in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Maine State Police say one man was killed and two others were severely injured during an apparent home invasion early Thursday morning. The incident occurred at 2564 Main St. in Rangeley at 1:30 a.m., according to police. The building there has two apartment units overlooking Rangeley Lake and the altercation occurred in one […]
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PublishedJuly 13, 2016
July 2016: Sunday River ski lift fails in summer with no one on it
The top unloading terminal of Sunday River’s Spruce Peak Triple lift toppled when the foundation separated from the mountaintop, causing the structure to break apart and the cable and chairs to drop to the ground. It could’ve been a catastrophe had it happened during the winter with skiers onboard. “Thank God it happened in the […]
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PublishedJuly 6, 2016
In the Crease: To my daughters — I love you, but I will not make excuses for you
With the resignation of one of the more storied coaches in Maine basketball history, ostensibly for personal reasons (though we all know better), I wanted to make sure my twin 2-year-old daughters were clear on a few things going forward. Dear Emma and Erin, I love you more than you will ever know. I’ve loved […]
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PublishedJuly 2, 2016
Pickleball: A growing sport in Lewiston-Auburn
LEWISTON — When Steve Walbridge learned his wife had purchased him a new Pickleball paddle, he had a hunch he was being introduced to a new sport. Linda Walbridge tried the sport two weeks ago for the first time. She loved it so much, she gave her husband reason to play it also. “I went […]
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PublishedApril 24, 2016
Eats: Dishing up ‘the new kale’
Everybody’s talking about it — the “other seafood,” the “new kale.” Seaweed, known as “sea greens” or “seagreens” in culinary circles, is showing up on more menus as it is integrated into dishes other than the typical sushi, miso soup and salads enjoyed in Japanese restaurants in the U.S. Sea greens tingle your taste buds […]
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PublishedMarch 27, 2016
New law could make Maine vanity plates more risqué
AUGUSTA — Maine motorists could be in for more eye-popping messages on the license plates of the cars ahead of them thanks to a 2015 law change that loosens the rules on what a vehicle’s plate can display. The change means messages that were previously deemed too profane or offensive may now be allowed, said Maine […]
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2016
Circulators for Maine casino signatures demand payment
LEWISTON — Circulators hired to gather signatures to bring another casino to Maine have finished their work, but accusations of how those signatures were obtained and whether circulators were adequately paid for the work have just begun. According to two circulators hired to gather signatures in Androscoggin County, petitions were circulated without the required witness […]
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