March against biotech foods PORTLAND — On National Food Day, Saturday, Oct. 12, a peaceful march against biotech GMO foods will be held at 2 p.m. in Market Square. There will be a GMO-free picnic before the rally. For more information locate March Against Monsanto-World Food Day Portland ME on Facebook. To coordinate car-pool help, […]
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Bean supper at Calvary Methodist LEWISTON — A bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:45 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Calvary United Methodist Church, 59 Sabattus St. Use the Bartlett Street entrance. Menu will include casseroles, salads, beans, hot biscuits and homemade pies. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children. […]
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Police say they chased 13-year-old in SUV on Interstate 295
TOPSHAM — A 13-year-old boy in Maine is facing charges after he allegedly took his parents’ sport utility vehicle and led police on a high-speed chase. Topsham police say the boy took the vehicle after an argument with his parents Monday afternoon and drove to Interstate 295. Police tell the Times Record of Brunswick that […]
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LACC holding meeting Sept. 17 AUBURN — The Lake Auburn Community Center will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the Community Room at Androscoggin Bank, 683 Minot Ave. The public is welcomed. The LACC property is a public access point near Lake Auburn at 115 North Auburn Road with […]
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State Senate seat up for grabs today in special election in Sagadahoc County
BATH (AP) — Residents of Maine Senate District 19 are deciding who’ll fill a seat left vacant by Democratic Sen. Seth Goodall’s decision to lead the Small Business Administration in New England. Voters in the district that covers Sagadahoc County and the town of Dresden have three candidates from which to choose: Republican Paula Benoit […]
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Seafood empire, based in Topsham, gaining national notoriety
TOPSHAM — Tucked behind a warren of strip malls in Topsham, Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. looks like a typical manufacturing facility. In a featureless expanse, workers in smocks and hairnets prepare and package delicacies. Boxes are stacked for shipping, and in the front office, administrators work the phones. But this workaday appearance masks the high-wattage […]
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‘Fireballing’ opens the Maine Highland Games
TOPSHAM – In a decades-long tradition of Scottish Clansmen across the Atlantic, Bill Cunningham hoisted a blazing ball of iron over his head Friday evening and began swinging. For several minutes, to the awe of a crowd of New England highlanders, Cunningham and brother-in-law Alan Lord hurled the “bonfires on a stick,” before yielding to […]
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Nominations requested for 2013 Breast Health Leadership Award
TOPSHAM — The Maine Breast Health Cooperative honors one volunteer, advocate, professional or group effort that has contributed to breast health or the fight against breast cancer on the community, state and/or national level. Nominees may be advocates, educators, leaders, role models, promoters of breast health or promoters of women’s issues. Professionals should be nominated […]
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Topsham Fair celebrates 159 years of rural life
TOPSHAM — Inside the pulling ring at the Topsham Fair on Saturday, an audience watched as a team of Belgium horses pulled a platform loaded with 16 concrete bricks. The horses kicked up dirt as they strained to slowly move the 6,100-pound haul as humans led them, yelling, “Come on!” When finished, the audience applauded. […]
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USM OT students present at national conference
SAN DIEGO — Five students from USM’s Master in Occupational Therapy program recently presented their research at the 93rd annual American Occupational Therapy National Conference this spring. The conference coincided with National Occupational Therapy Month. Student presenters included Shane Smith and Dawn Fischer who presented a poster session titled “Perceptions and Application of Adolescents Using […]