DURHAM — Fifteen voters unanimously approved amending the Land Use Ordinance and the 911 Addressing Ordinance on Tuesday evening. Town Clerk Shannon Plourde opened the meeting at 7 p.m. Local attorney Gordon Grimes was elected moderator. Codes Enforcement Officer Paul Baines, who is not a Durham resident, explained the two articles. The first amended the […]
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Write-in to fill vacant seat on Durham board
DURHAM — No one is on the November ballot to fill a vacant seat on the five-member Board of Selectmen. The seat has been empty since April, when Barry Baldwin resigned. When the deadline to get on the town ballot passed, no one had submitted their name, Town Clerk Shannon Plourde said. The result will […]
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Hard rain floods roads, basements
LEWISTON — They don’t put out flood warnings for nothing. As promised, hard rain in the early evening Thursday left roads flooded in several cities and towns, and crews were scrambling to keep up. In the Lewiston-Auburn area, the intensity of the rain began to pick up at about 6 p.m. Two hours later, it […]
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Reporter’s notebook: ‘Monsters Underground’ gets new air dates
More monsters to hunt. More dark caves to glimpse. Maybe more of a Durham man trying to use his friends as bait . . . After a debut on the Discovery Channel last month, the rest of the six-episode season of “Monsters Underground” will run on Destination America this month. Destination America announced this week […]
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Senter Fund seeking requests for grants
BRUNSWICK — The Alfred M. Senter Fund is a private charitable trust authorized to make grants to any public charity which provides a service in the State of Maine and which meets the requirements of the trust documents. The fund was established by Alfred Senter and it was his wish that public charities benefiting from […]
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Lawnmower sparks ignite hay in Durham barn
DURHAM — Sparks from a riding lawnmower ignited hay in a barn at 7 David Road on Wednesday afternoon, fire Chief Bill St. Michel said. There were no injuries. Damage was estimated at about $2,000, he said. St. Michel said apparently sparks from starting the mower with a battery charger got onto loose hay. The […]
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Richard ‘Dick’ Earle Bodge
1939 – 2014 DURHAM—Richard “Dick” Earle Bodge, 74, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 13, at his home in Durham. He was born in Richmond in 1939 to Gertrude (Robinson) and Charles L. Bodge. Dick attended Jay High School, where he demonstrated his love of electronics and computers by providing tesla coil demonstrations. His towering […]
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Durham man’s monster-hunting TV show debuts Thursday
DURHAM — Bill Brock bought a house in the woods two years ago because of the Durham gorilla sightings, a local was-it-a-man-in-a-suit-or-was-it-Bigfoot mystery dating back to the 1970s. “My wife thought I was crazy, but that’s all right,” Brock joked. The property hasn’t disappointed; he’s seen weirdness in the woods. Brock met a visitor there […]
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Briefly
Book sale, breakfast, boutique WAYNE — A book sale, breakfast and boutique as part of First Saturday will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Williams House, 17 Old Winthrop Road. Coffee, tea, scones and quiche will be for sale to benefit the Williams House. Shop at the ongoing book […]