AUGUSTA — The Legislature has sent Gov. Paul LePage a bill that would move Maine back to a statewide presidential primary in 2020. It’s a move LePage has said he supports, but at least a handful of state lawmakers are questioning whether all taxpayers should have to foot the $1 million to $2 million bill […]
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Auditions Saturday in Durham for movie on veteran suicides
LEWISTON — Seth Roberts says he doesn’t want to receive another phone call telling him of former fellow soldiers who have committed suicide. “Over the past two years, I’ve had four soldiers that I worked closely with take their lives as a result of their PTSD,” the filmmaker from Turner said. “It was really starting […]
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Lewiston aims to ease congestion, improve safety at McMahon Elementary School
LEWISTON — Picking up McMahon Elementary School students during the month of February was messy and congested. Some people worried that students were at risk of being struck by a vehicle because they were hard to see in the snowbanks and traffic. But after watching a video filmed by Sun Journal photographer Russ Dillingham, school and […]
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Newry cemetery name’s origin remains unsolved
NEWRY — One of two mysteries associated with a cemetery along Route 26 in North Newry recently was solved. A new grave was found dug at the Head of the Tide Cemetery, which is near the Newry and Grafton Township line. It is an old cemetery that dates back to the early 1800s, when Mormon […]
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Zombies take to the streets in Lisbon
LISBON — In a parking lot on Main Street Sunday, a man carrying a bullhorn walked actors, crew members and three parkour stuntmen through a scene, something about wendigos pulling people from vehicles. The man with the bullhorn was Seth Roberts of Turner, director of the zombie film, “Frost Bite” by Killatainment Films. “We’ve been […]