GREENE — The Craigslist scam that resulted in a gull-like scavenging at George Stanley’s home in October generated all kinds of interest, locally and abroad. The Daily Mail in the United Kingdom wrote a lengthy piece about the caper and unfortunate results. A reporter from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies went to Stanley’s Route […]
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Morse Library announces 2019 book discussion series
GREENE — Morse Memorial Library will host a series of book discussions in 2019. Books to be discussed include fiction and nonfiction titles on a variety of topics. The discussions will take place at the library on the third Thursday of every other month. Multiple copies will be available to borrow at the library four weeks […]
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Androscoggin County awards Firefighter of the Year
The Androscoggin County Fire Association’s Firefighter of the Year award was presented to Assistant Rescue Chief George Farris of the Greene Fire Department. Presenting the award is President Ben Limerick of the ACFA at the beginning of the Dec. 12 meeting at the Sabattus Fire Department. Farris is committed to public safety and service. He […]
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A Christmas story from Tommy's Felines
GREENE — The cats and kittens of Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends, just like an orphaned child, have been disappointed year after year with no gifts of joy under their trees. Sadly, because of limited resources there is never enough funding for the toys of joy that bring so much happiness to the hearts of Tommy’s […]
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SAD 52 extends superintendent's contract
TURNER — The School Administrative District board of directors hired a slew of spring coaches and extended the superintendent’s contract two more years at its meeting last week. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt’s contract had been set to expire in June 2022. She’s been with the district nearly three years. “I’m thrilled to be here,” she said. […]
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'I asked nicely': Boy, 6, raises $4,100 for gifts for hospitalized children
When Brianna Bourgeois was pregnant, her unborn son was overly active. She could feel his kicks and his body wiggle. When those movements stopped, Bourgeois knew something was wrong. Bourgeois and her husband, Rick, went to the St. Mary’s Family Birthing Center in Lewiston, and they were quickly taken to The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital […]
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The rise and fall of George Stanley’s empire of stuff | Mark LaFlamme
You can call Stanley a lot of things — eccentric, strange, more trouble than a house full of monkeys — but stupid isn’t one of them, Mark LaFlamme writes.
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George Stanley assesses the devastation after bogus Craigslist ad prompted a frenzy of looting
GREENE — At George Stanley’s place on Route 202, there are almost too many doors to count: garage doors, doors made of fencing and doors constructed of plywood and nails. On Thursday, working in the driving rain, the 71-year-old Stanley moved from one door to the next, assessing the damage and the losses. “This […]
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Bogus Craigslist ad leads people to loot Greene property
“Free!” the Craigslist ad read. “Come one, come all, everything on the lot is free!” So enthusiastic was the advertisement it used the word “free” five times in the headline alone. The problem: The ad was bogus. The lot in question, a sprawling building surrounded by a mad jumble of free-floating items on Route […]