Toys R Us announced late Tuesday it will close one-fifth of its stores, including two in Maine. The Babies R Us in South Portland and the Toys R Us store in Bangor are among the 180 stores that will close between early February and mid-April, Toys R Us chief executive David Brandon said in a […]
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Ice, rain cause outages, flooding
Thousands of Mainers were without power Tuesday night as ice-laden limbs and lines snapped in a storm that also flooded roads and slicked highways. The storm dropped up to 3 inches of snow in the mountains, and turned to freezing rain and rain in some areas. “It was mostly ice,” a meteorologist with the National […]
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Baby delivered after pregnant woman dies in Skowhegan crash
SKOWHEGAN — A pregnant woman on her way to a local hospital to be medically induced to give birth was killed Monday morning when her vehicle slid on black ice and crashed off U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan, police said.Desiree Strout, 27, was nine months pregnant when she was killed, police said.Skowhegan Police Chief David […]
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Another storm heads our way
At this point in the season, a snow storm seems like old hat. We’ve seen it, we’ve shoveled it, we’ve driven in it — even when we sholdn’t have. And still, more snow drops and piles up and creates a headache. The National Weather Service office in Gray said total snow accumulations of up to […]
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Acadia National Park closing operations as shutdown continues
Acadia National Park was in the process of closing its operations Sunday as the federal government shutdown moved toward its third day. Much of the park will remain open to the public, but if it snows, there will be no plows to clear the roads and parking lots, hampering access, Acadia spokeswoman Christie Anastasia said […]
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Sanford woman dies in Arundel crash
ARUNDEL — A Sanford woman died in a two-car head on crash early Sunday morning on Route 111 in Arundel. York County Sheriff William King said Kerry Kiernan, 45, was driving east on Route 111 when her vehicle crossed the center line and struck a SUV driven by John Sanborn, 22, of Alfred. The accident happened near […]
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Testing the waters: The Sun Journal tests 3 samples and the results may surprise you
The Sun Journal this week tested three water samples at A & L Laboratory in Auburn: a bottle of treated, filtered Poland Spring, a bottle of untreated, unfiltered Tourmaline Spring and water drawn from a popular spring on Streaked Mountain Road in Buckfield where locals fill up their water jugs from a pipe at the […]
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Magnitude 2.6 earthquake near Richmond felt in Auburn
In Richmond, Greg Barker thought his furnace had exploded. In Auburn, Judith L. Vardamis reported it sounded like a plow truck. An earthquake just south of Richmond early Wednesday night rattled Mainers in a variety of places. The quake measured a magnitude 2.6 by the U.S. Geological Survey just a few minutes before 7 p.m. […]
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George H. Parsons
NEW BERN, N.C. — George Harry Parsons, 85, of New Bern, N.C., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 13. Born in Lewiston in the fall of 1932, George made his home in Maine for most of his life until moving to North Carolina in 2010 to be close to his family. He was a veteran of the […]
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Video: Dunkin’ without the Donuts; chain debuts store of the future
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — Dunkin’ without the Donuts? A new Dunkin’ Donuts store opening in the Boston suburb of Quincy is giving the idea a try, at least in name. Officials say the “next generation” store being unveiled Tuesday will be be billed simply as “Dunkin.” But the chain’s signature doughnuts aren’t going anywhere. The […]