AUBURN — Fontaine Family — The Real Estate Leader welcomes Wendy Webster, who joins the team for her 14th year in real estate. She has extensive training in real estate sales and marketing. She was rookie of the year in her first year of sales, the top award winner in Dale Carnegie training and has […]
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Medicine Shoppe receives accreditation
LEWISTON — The Medicine Shoppe Medical Supplies & Equipment of 693 Sabattus St., a medical equipment company providing durable medical equipment and home care supplies, has achieved the award of accreditation from the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation, based in Waterloo, Iowa. The award was presented July 13. The Medicine Shoppe Medical Supplies & Equipment […]
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CMCC to offer industrial hygiene course
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College will offer an industrial hygiene class to the public this fall. The class will meet Wednesday evenings, 5 to 7:55 p.m. from Aug. 29 through Dec. 12. This course is designed to introduce students to the field of industrial hygiene and environmental health. Discussions will include anticipation, recognition, evaluation […]
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Live: Removal of dam on Maine’s Penobscot River starts today
The soon-to-be-removed Great Works Dam on the Penobscot River in Old Town is adjacent to the Old Town Fuel and Fiber facility, seen on left. Photographed late May 2012. OLD TOWN, Maine — A 200-year-old dam on Maine’s Penobscot River is being removed as part of a project aimed at reopening nearly 1,000 […]
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Romney running mate search enters audition phase
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions. As his campaign evaluates potential running mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to engage in unofficial public tryouts for the traditional vice presidential role of attack dog. Democratic President Barack Obama […]
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Delamater named Top 25 Agent
AUBURN — ERA Worden Realty, 473 Center St., announces that Sheila Delamater has been named as a Top 25 Agent for 2011 by the ERA of Maine Broker Council. She has been recognized in prior years for her outstanding production and client/customer care. Delamater joined ERA Worden Realty in 2005. She is a member of […]
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Mayors say LePage plan hurts taxpayers
AUGUSTA — Cuts proposed in Gov. Paul LePage’s budget to a program that provides emergency financial assistance would throw poor and disadvantaged people into the streets and foist new burdens on property taxpayers, mayors of Maine’s largest cities said Thursday. As the 10 mayors announced the formation of a Mayors Coalition on Jobs and Economic […]
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Freeport teacher suspended for in class comments
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — A Freeport Middle School teacher has been suspended after allegedly making an inappropriate threatening remark during a class earlier this month. Superintendent Shannon Welsh says the seventh-grade teacher was suspended after she received several complaints from parents and students. She did not disclose the teacher’s name or the exact nature of […]
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Kittery southbound: Expect traffic delays
KITTERY — State Police are warning motorists that they’re in for major delays for the next couple of hours after a tractor trailer jack-knifed and blocked two of three lanes of traffic at mile marker 1. The accident occurred in the southbound lane at 6 a.m. The driver was taken to the hospital in Portsmouth […]