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PublishedNovember 13, 2014
Dollar store war: Store likely headed to West Paris
By Steve Moore WEST PARIS—What could be called “The Dollar Wars” is coming to Western Maine. While the Dollar General is attempting to take over the Family Dollar chain, which Dollar Tree is also trying to buy, it has announced that five new locations are under construction in Maine and a “Coming Soon” sign has been […]
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PublishedNovember 13, 2014
Norway native fights her way to the Olympics
Amelia Moore hits the ring in Portland on Saturday By Erin Place COLUMBIA, Md.—Norway native and the 2014 Maryland Novice Golden Gloves champion Amelia Moore is going for the one-two punch when she fights in Portland this weekend—she’ll further her boxing career and her local friends and family get to see her compete. The 24-year-old […]
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PublishedNovember 12, 2014
Reality stars dicker their way into second season
By Erin Place BETHEL—Tony Bennett promises the second season of “Down East Dickering” will bring him and his crew into unchartered territory for items to dicker, or barter for, shooting in locations from one end of the state to the other. Bennett, of Bethel, stars in the History Channel reality TV show along with his […]
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PublishedNovember 7, 2014
Army lieutenant’s own words resurrect him
By Steve Moore SOUTH PARIS—Pat Pulkkinen didn’t realize it at the time, but by going through a notebook full of letters written to her mother and grandmother more than 70 years ago, she was able to bring a beloved uncle back home. U.S. Army Lt. Daniel F. Dullea II was killed in England during a […]
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PublishedNovember 7, 2014
Film hopes to keep Mainers growing local
By Steve Moore NORWAY—One-third of the farms in Maine will change hands in the near future as farmers grow too old to continue farming. If communities want to see farming continue into the next generation, how these farms are supported during this transitional time is critical. These are some of the issues raised by a […]
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PublishedNovember 7, 2014
Western Maine rail service project chugs along
By Erin Place PARIS—Members of the Androscoggin-Oxford-Coos Counties (AOCC) Passenger Rail Coalition were recently told their goal of bringing passenger rail service from Portland to Montreal and commuter service in Western Maine to Portland via Lewiston/Auburn is at minimum six to eight years down the track. Patricia Quinn—the executive director of the Northern New England […]
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PublishedNovember 3, 2014
Former Bethel Police Chief Dale C. Bellman dies
BIDDEFORD—Dale C. Bellman, 68, of Biddeford, died on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Southern Maine Health Care. He was born in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 17, 1946, to James Russell Bellman Sr. and Edith (Armour) Bellman. He attended schools in Ohio before joining the Army in 1965. He moved to Maine in 1981. He joined the Army […]
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PublishedOctober 31, 2014
Keller Williams brings More Than a Little funk to Portland
By Ann Wood Keller Williams is the kind of guitarist who walks into a bar and walks out with another band. He may even rival Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia as the musician who has played with anyone who’s any good. He’s is a dad more than he’s a barfly—he’s home with the kids […]
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PublishedOctober 30, 2014
Contentious referendum is a bear of an issue
By Erin Place To bait or not to bait bears, that is the first question on the ballot for Tuesday’s election. The bear hunting referendum has proven to be a contentious issue this election cycle, with coalitions on both sides of the debate raising millions of dollars for campaigns, spending some of that money on […]
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PublishedOctober 30, 2014
Road fix proposal in the works in Otisfield
By Steve Moore OTISFIELD—Do Otisfield residents want to pay to put new tires and shock absorbers on their cars each year or make the hard financial decision to improve town roads? That was a question raised by Road Committee Chairman Quentin Henderson to Otisfield residents who attended an informational meeting on Thursday, Oct. 23, to […]
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