PROSPECT (AP) — Organizers of a Stephen King-themed horror event at a historic fort in Maine say about 4,800 people attended, close to 2,000 more than expected. The Fright at the Fort event in Prospect also tied up traffic for a while. The Bangor Daily News reports Friends of Fort Knox Executive Director Dean Martin […]
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PROSPECT – Looking for something to do with the kids during spring vacation? Come on over to Fort Knox. Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Observatory will be open Monday, April 17 through Sunday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both sites will reopen for the entire season May 1. Explore the massive cannons […]
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Kathleen Mary Cole
1917 – 2015 NAUGATUCK, Conn. — Kathleen Mary Cole, 98, formerly of Rumford, passed away Sunday, May 17, at Paradigm Healthcare Center in Prospect, Conn. She was born May 5, 1917, in Rumford, daughter of the late Joseph P. and Florence Ellen (Keenan) Clohosey. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter Cole. Kathleen is survived […]
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Proposed wood chip project in Prospect promises jobs but raises questions
PROSPECT — Usually, plans for multimillion-dollar investments in small Maine towns are unveiled with fanfare. This one was posted on a bulletin board at a corner store. The letter, posted around Dec. 11 at Maddie’s Place, a pizza and convenience store in Prospect, said both wood and workers were wanted for a major new heat-treated […]
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Golf roundup
Fairlawn Seniors’ Wednesday Play 1. -50 Rick Grant, Rick Gardiner, Paul Spencer, Sterling Giberson; 2. -4 Don Wilson, John Mathieu, Vic Labrecque, Dana Miles; Closest to the pin, #11 green: Bob Bolduc 9’11”, Hal Churchill 13’11”; #13 green: Vic Labrecque 12’8″, Paul Specner 15’10” Apple Valley Ladies Golf League Game of the Day: Dime Game […]
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UFO lovers, ghost hunters, psychics at Fort Knox State Historic Site
PROSPECT — The Fort Knox State Historic Site will play host to psychics, UFO enthusiasts and self-proclaimed ghost hunters at a two-day Psychic/Paranormal Faire. The Prospect site is set to host the event on Saturday and Sunday. It will include a lecture from cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, who has written 17 books, including “The Field Guide […]
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Stuck elevator doors strand 13 at top of Penobscot Narrows Observatory
PROSPECT — Thirteen people got more than their tickets’ worth Tuesday afternoon after elevator doors stuck temporarily and trapped the people at the top of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory. Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Ted Talbot said that while the elevator was functioning properly, the doors would not open. He said that a […]
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Penobscot Narrows Bridge reopens after falling ice hits cars
VERONA ISLAND (AP) — The Penobscot Narrows Bridge has reopened to traffic a day after it was closed when large chunks of ice fell off the cables and damaged cars. The bridge that carries U.S. Route 1 over the Penobscot River and connects Verona Island to Prospect reopened Monday night after some ice was removed […]
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Maine officials preparing to sign agreement to erect 1,800-foot steel fence at historic Fort Knox
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission are expected sign by the end of this week a memorandum of agreement to add fencing at Fort Knox State Historic Site, Skip Varney, the director of engineering and real property for the bureau, said Wednesday. The memorandum will detail the state’s understanding […]
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Police say fight over woman led to shooting in Prospect
PROSPECT — Police said that a fight over a woman that began in fisticuffs early Saturday morning ended with a gunshot, bloodshed and a trip to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor for a wounded man. No charges have been filed yet and police are not releasing the names of those involved, Chief Deputy Jeff […]