Joe Jackson fastens a fresh set of chains on his plow truck in the Auburn Public Works garage in Auburn on Friday morning. One to 2 feet of snow is expected across the state over the weekend. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) There’s no denying it. The first big storm of winter is on […]
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UMaine’s Sterling Sheffield setting sights on NFL
Linebacker playing in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Saturday in California.
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We’re drowning in winter! Help!
It’s cold. It’s snowy. It’s miserable. It’s been like this for months, and it’ll be like this for months more. Woo. Are you handling these mid-winter doldrums like a champ? We want to hear from you! Staff writer Lindsay Tice is working on a story about staying sane in the deepest part of Maine winter. […]
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Chesterville man charged with trafficking after crack cocaine found in pickup
JAY — A Chesterville man was arrested Wednesday after Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies found crack cocaine in a pickup truck stopped on Route 133 for a broken tail light. Stephen E. Erb II was arrested on a felony charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs. A conviction on the charge is punishable by a maximum […]
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Farmington, Jay women injured in three-car collision in Jay
JAY — Two people were injured Friday morning when a car went through a stop sign at Bean’s Corner, struck an SUV and forced both vehicles to collide with a third vehicle. A Chevrolet Cobalt driven by Allison Callahan, 19, of Farmington was traveling east on Depot Street/Route 156 on the Wilton side of the […]
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Dad, daughter serving side-by-side in Maine Legislature make history
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Legislature includes more women than ever before and there’s another first — a father and daughter serving side-by-side in the same chamber. Republican Reps. Amy Arata and Richard Bradstreet have both begun new two-year terms in the Maine House. Arata, a geneticist-turned-public servant, says she learned about perseverance and hard work […]
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Recalls of romaine, Goldfish are only the tip of the contamination iceberg
If it feels like you’re reading about a new food recall practically everyday, it’s not all in your head — or stomach. A report released Thursday by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund found that recalls of food have increased 10 percent since 2013, with meat and poultry incidents soaring 67 percent. The most hazardous — […]
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T-Mobile executives were Trump International Hotel guests while seeking deal approval
WASHINGTON — Last April, telecom giant T-Mobile announced a megadeal: a $26 billion merger with rival Sprint, which would more than double T-Mobile’s value and give it a huge new chunk of the cellphone market. But for T-Mobile, one hurdle remained: Its deal needed approval from the Trump administration. The next day, in Washington, staffers […]
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Community meals
NEW GLOUCESTER — A bean supper will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, at Lunn-Hunnewell Amvets Post 6, Route 100. Doors will open at 4 p.m. and the buffet-style supper will be served at 5. The menu will include two kinds of beans, chop suey, coleslaw, pickles, brown bread, biscuits, assorted pies and beverages. The cost is […]
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Are people truly one paycheck from disaster?
The partial government shutdown has forced some federal workers to move money around to pay for food and rent. No surprise there. What’s shocking is the many who don’t have the money to move. They have no financial cushion to cover even one month’s worth of ordinary expenses. Don’t they have any savings, any savings […]