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Lewiston, Bath appliance stores close; customers in limbo

The Attorney General’s Office’s is fielding complaints after Gediman’s Appliance stores in Bath and Lewiston abruptly closed last month, sitting on customers’ deposits and undelivered appliances. The stores are owned by Peter and Serrene Gagnon of Poland. The answering machine at the Lewiston store at 1822 Lisbon St. says, “We are currently out on appliance training […]

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Penobscot Narrows Bridge to close again this weekend

VERONA ISLAND — The Penobscot Narrows Bridge will be closed at some point Sunday when higher air temperatures are expected to melt ice off the cables and pylons, Maine Department of Transportation press secretary Ted Talbot said in a prepared statement Friday. The department is worried that ice falling off the bridge will damage cars […]

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Lisbon Avenue Tim Hortons closes

LEWISTON — Tim Hortons and Cold Stone Creamery on Lisbon Street closed overnight Monday due to “changing demands in the market,” according to a corporate spokeswoman. Workers could be seen removing signs on the building Monday morning. Brynne Burton said the closure was permanent and that openings and closings “are a part of how we […]

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Injured Maine woman rescued from closed park

BAR HARBOR (AP) — An injured Maine hiker has been rescued from a trail in Acadia National Park, which is closed during the federal government shutdown. A ranger says the 69-year-old Portland woman was hiking along the Flying Mountain when she fell and cut her knee and was unable to walk out. She called 911 […]

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Visitors determined to enjoy closed Acadia a real problem for park rangers

BAR HARBOR — Thanks to the partial government shutdown, Acadia National Park is closed. But try telling that to the crowds of people — tourists and locals alike — who took advantage of Saturday’s beautiful weather to bike on the carriage trails and hike the park’s mountains anyway. “It’s perfect weather, and there’s a zillion […]

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Acadia visitors among the 1st impacted by shutdown

BAR HARBOR (AP) — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers were furloughed Tuesday because of the federal government’s partial shutdown, while visitors to Maine’s Acadia National Park expressed disappointment that the shutdown had forced the park to close its gates during foliage season. The national park that draws more than 2 million visitors each year was blocking […]

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KC Hall temporarily closed

JAY — The Knights of Columbus Hall is temporarily closed until members can find a liability insurance policy they can afford. The closure suspends beano on Thursday nights and a free public supper scheduled Saturday. The policy jumped from about $1,800 to $4,800, association President Donald Castonguay of Livermore said. “We could not afford to […]