MEXICO — Rain-swollen tributaries across western Maine, like the Webb River, continued to rage into the Androscoggin River on Tuesday as a cold front began pushing through. Monday’s temperatures in the high 40s to low 50s fell Tuesday toward more seasonable highs of mid to low 20s by 2 p.m. in Rumford, keeping crews busy […]
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Questions raised in soldier’s death under Army review
RUMFORD — Some of the Army’s top brass are promising to keep the family of Buddy McLain updated as the Pentagon investigates the details surrounding the deaths of McLain and five other soldiers in late November. McLain’s body was buried after a military funeral Saturday. In a letter to U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and to […]
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Chechen officials visiting Maine, L-A
LEWISTON — Six members of the Chechen Republic Parliament will spend the day in Lewiston-Auburn Wednesday as part of their visit to Maine to experience American-style democracy at the local level. The group arrived on Friday. Their visit is sponsored by the Open World Leadership Center at the Library of Congress. The center selected Maine […]
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Giant ice tower planned for Bethel Winterfest
BETHEL — This Western Maine community, which holds two world records for building the tallest snowman and snow-woman, will attempt another such engineering marvel for the annual winter festival. But instead of building snow people, like the 113-foot snowman completed in 1999, or 2008’s 122-foot snow-woman, they plan to build a 140- to 149-foot tower […]
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Saddleback Maine Ski Resort to open Dec. 16
RANGELEY — More than a foot and a half of natural snow combined with snow-making prompted Saddleback Maine Ski Resort to announce Friday that it will open for the season on Thursday, Dec. 16. Until more terrain opens, a special early-season lift ticket price of $35 will be in effect, Marketing Director JoAnne Taylor said […]
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Tree skirts: Beautiful from top to bottom
Set up the Christmas tree, string the lights, hang the ornaments, add the tree topper, and voila, you’re done, right? Nope. You forgot all about the bottom of the tree. How are you going to dress it up and disguise the tree stand? You could use a traditional tree skirt, or you could go with […]
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Homemade gifts
Spend a Saturday afternoon making some homemade gifts. There are a number of different projects that can be completed in the time it would take to shop for alternative gifts. And because most people are too busy these days to find time to make gifts, homemade items seem all the more appreciated. Soap. Although making […]
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Kids gifts by the numbers
Toys”R”Us announces 2010 holiday hot toy list Squishy Pencil-Toppers, a Kooky Harmonizing Quartet, Monstrous Fashion Dolls and Collectible Critters Among Toys Expected to WOW Kids This Christmas Every holiday season, parents look forward to finding the perfect presents that will WOW their kids and elicit cheers of excitement when the wrapping paper is torn off […]
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Gardening with Charlie: Caring for blooming gifts
Gardening With Charlie Kathy Bond-Borie, Guest Columnist Poinsettias, African violets, cyclamen, azaleas, holiday cacti, and kalanchoe – all are popular holiday gifts to give and receive. But once they are settled in their new homes, how do we keep them healthy and thriving? Here are some tips to keep in mind. Include the key points […]
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10-month MDEA investigation nets 2 on cocaine charges
MEXICO — The arrests of a Jay man and a Mexico man on Dec. 3 in Mexico was the result of a 10-month investigation into cocaine trafficking in the River Valley area. State cases against the two will be presented to the Oxford County grand jury on Friday, Dec. 17, in Paris. In one of […]