AUGUSTA — The Dairy Improvement Fund (DIF) is a new revolving loan program to help Maine dairy farms and enterprises fund capital improvements to maintain and enhance the viability of their farms. The DIF program will assist farms that are engaged in the commercial production of cow milk or cow milk products. It was developed […]
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Local FAME scholarship winners announced
The Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) has announced that it is awarding 16 $1,000 scholarship prizes to one randomly selected winner from each of Maine’s 16 counties as part of its second annual the Invest in ME sweepstakes. Local winners for Androscoggin, Kennebec and Franklin counties are Higera Nawass, 18, of Auburn; and Caleb Hodsdon, […]
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Republicans need to come around on student debt plan, Gov. LePage says
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is still pushing to win Republican support for a student debt relief plan that failed last week to secure enough GOP votes to reach his desk. LePage said that offering young people help with paying off student loans is one way to get them to move to Maine, something he […]
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State leaders press for $40 million student debt relief plan
AUGUSTA — In a rare moment of agreement, Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic lawmakers are pushing for a student debt relief program aimed at convincing recent college graduates to settle in Maine. The loan forgiveness program, which would need voters’ approval next year, would allow up to $25,000 in student debt relief for people who […]
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Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame: Capone known for reversals of fortune
Lewiston High School, with a proud tradition of eight prior state championships and enrollment numbers that dwarfed most programs in Maine, looked like the perfect location. Then came consecutive two-win seasons, piggybacked by defeats in triplicate to begin the 1985 campaign. Young and driven, Capone, who originally assumed that LHS would be a brief blip […]
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Eric Brakey stands alone against bill for big business fund
AUGUSTA — Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, stood alone Thursday against a bill that could set up a new fund with the Finance Authority of Maine to make large loans to businesses hoping to bring good-paying jobs to the state. The bill, LD 1480, sponsored by Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, creates the Maine Capital Investment Program within […]
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Maine Basketball Hall of Fame: Fern Masse, Len MacPhee to be enshrined
Local coaching legends Fern Masse and Len MacPhee were named on Wednesday as part of the third induction class for the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame. Twenty-two personalities known for their exploits as players, coaches and officials will be enshrined in August. The ceremony also will include five “legends of the hall” contributors and two […]
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Pro bowling: Couture rolls into another hall of fame
Pete Couture was a diminutive kid who picked up a heavy bowling ball and eventually found himself traveling to alleys around the world, proving that a young man from New Auburn belonged on the Professional Bowlers Association tour. The Edward Little High School graduate spent more than two decades on the PBA tour, and now, […]
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Auburn-Lewiston Hall sets a date for banquet
Lost Valley will host the 32nd annual Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame Induction & Awards Banquet on Sunday, April 26. Last spring’s class of 2014 included Kelly Brown, Ann-Marie Caron, Dan Maloney, Verne Paradie Jr. and Tammy Paradie Thibeault. Names of the newest inductees will be released shortly. The HOF will also present its Chamber […]
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Time to fill out FAFSA; help available Thursday at Lewiston High
LEWISTON — Financial aid experts will be at Lewiston High School on Thursday to help parents and seniors fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. and is open to any high school senior and his or her parents, not just those from Lewiston, said Doug […]