AUGUSTA – Technical glitches forced the Maine Secretary of State’s Office to send staff detectives to retrieve paper ballots from five towns Tuesday morning, potentially further delaying a ranked-choice voting tabulation of last week’s primary elections. The five towns – Gray, Ellsworth, Lewiston, Orland and Westbrook – all scanned voters’ completed ballots last week and […]
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Single mom able to fix up, move into ‘itty bitty’ Orland home with help of community
ORLAND — What was once a mouse-infested garage with scraps of insulation hanging off the walls, a bare concrete floor and fluorescent lights clinging to the ceiling is now the home of Jennifer Jacques and her two daughters, Asha, 13, and Aria, 6. When they first moved into the home in early March, the trio […]
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10 killed in Calif. when truck slams into bus carrying students
Among the students on the trip to visit Humboldt State University was Steven Clavijo, 18, a senior at West Ranch High in Santa Clarita, who planned to enroll in the school. Just as Clavijo was trying to catch a nap Thursday afternoon, he said he felt the big vehicle begin to shake from left to […]
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Police: 1 dead in head-on crash in Orland
ORLAND (AP) — Police say a 21-year-old man has died in a head-on crash on U.S. Route 1 in Orland, and the weather may have been a factor. Authorities said the victim was headed north just after 4 p.m. Monday when he lost control and his car crossed the center line, colliding head-on with another […]
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Bucksport trailer damaged in Friday morning fire
BUCKSPORT — More than 30 firefighters fought a fire at Sherwood Forest Mobile Home Park on Friday morning, officials said. Bucksport and Orland crews were dispatched to the scene shortly before 9 a.m., according to Bucksport firefighter Jared Bowden. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke inside the double-wide trailer, Bowden said, but no fire was […]
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Orland woman ‘so relieved’ after finally hearing from family members missing in wake of Philippines typhoon
ORLAND — Robert and Victoria MacDonald moved to the Philippines on Oct. 9 in an attempt to live a better life than the one they had in Orland. Almost exactly a month later, one of the most powerful typhoons in history ripped through the center of the Philippines, leaving 3,681 reported dead and 1,186 still […]
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Michaud makes Orland stop, seeks $150,000 by end of June for possible Blaine House run
ORLAND — Appearing at the annual Orland River Day celebration Saturday, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud said Mainers over the past two weeks have told him they’re “ready for a change” in the Blaine House. The 2nd District Democrat announced the launch of an exploratory committee for a 2014 governor’s race on June 23 and has […]