AUBURN — At least twice a day, Kristine Wilson strolls through her Auburn neighborhood, her dog, Skylar, straining at her leash to sniff newly empty trashcans or peek over a neighbor’s rock wall. And Buddy Kat trots along beside them. “This neighborhood is so great — everybody’s got dogs,” Wilson said. “Well, not everybody, but […]
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Dogs about town featured on Advent calendar
NORWAY — Teddie and Laddie were gadabouts. From the porch of Fred and Cora Cummings’ Gingerbread House on Main Street to Anne Gibson Cowie’s house on Pleasant Street and the Cummings’ cottage on Goats Island in Lake Pennesseewassee, the two collies were favorites among schoolchildren and others in the first few decades of the 20th century […]
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Wilder H. Bailey
1926 – 2015 LIVERMORE FALLS — Wilder H. Bailey, 88, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, at his home, surrounded by his family, following a brief illness. He was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Dover-Foxcroft, the son of Frank Alonzo Bailey and Celeste Marie (Hayford) Bailey. He attended school at Dover-Foxcroft […]
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Coming Sunday: What makes dogs happy
In the dog days of summer, we asked “dog parents” what makes their dogs happy. We got plenty of answers: from rolling in the snow (OK) to rolling in manure (gulp) and lots of things in between. Coming Sunday, Aug. 23, in the B Section: What makes dogs happy?
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Fresh Air teen enjoys summers in Rumford
RUMFORD POINT — Early Wednesday evening, Jenna and Darlene Ginsberg were enjoying a formal supper at the dining room table with Priscilla Galindo, 14, of New York City. Normally, the Ginsbergs eat supper in the living room at their bed and breakfast, The Perennial Inn, while sitting on the couch and watching television news. But […]
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Frisbee dogs flip, jump and catch discs
LEWISTON — Trainer Mike Piazza said his four high-energy, highly trained border collies don’t usually have as much space as Simard-Payne Memorial Park offered them Wednesday. “We can actually run out for about 40, 50 feet here,” he said. “My record is more than 100 feet, but I don’t go that far any more.” Thanks […]
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N. McGovern: Be respectful of others
Exercise is vital to our health and well-being. The same is true of our dogs. In this area, we are fortunate to have an abundance of natural regions that allow us to enjoy the landscape with our canine counterparts. We should all feel welcome to enjoy these areas, shouldn’t we? My four-legged companion is a […]
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Woodstock voting on Dog Control Ordinance
WOODSTOCK — Voters at Monday’s town meeting will decide whether to require dog kennels, rescue shelters or similar facilities applying for a license or a permit to notify abutters. It’s one of 39 articles on the warrant, which will be voted on starting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 23, in the Woodstock Elementary School multipurpose […]
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Gray-New Gloucester High School evacuated for bomb search
NEW GLOUCESTER — A handwritten note found in the girls’ bathroom prompted an evacuation of Gray-New Gloucester High School on Monday. According to a news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were alerted to a bomb threat written on a note that the staff discovered around 1:50 p.m. The school was evacuated. Bomb […]
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Dogs, chickens perish in Carthage fire
CARTHAGE — Two dogs and two chickens died in a garage fire on Route 2 early Thursday morning, East Dixfield fire Chief Randy Hall said. Homeowner Bruce Mcleod was staying at his girlfriend’s house in Canton and no one was at his home at 1917 Route 2 when the fire erupted, Hall said. “I know […]