The man accused of killing a Somerset County Sheriff’s deputy took a bottle of water and a pack of Old Gold cigarettes when he robbed a Norridgewock convenience store the night Cpl. Eugene Cole was slain, according to a newly released 911 transcript. The transcript, released Wednesday by the Office of the Maine Attorney General, […]
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Memorial Day parade, service draws large crowd
PARIS — More than 100 people gathered for a Memorial Day parade and service May 28 that began in front of the Oxford County courthouse and ended at the Veterans Monument at Moore Park. State Rep. Kathleen Dillingham, R-Oxford, told residents that Memorial Day is a day “to remember the men and women who died […]
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Drugmaker: ‘Racism is not a known side effect’ of taking Ambien
NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of Ambien said Wednesday that “racism is not a known side effect” after Roseanne Barr cited the insomnia drug in explaining the tweet that led ABC to cancel her show. Hours after ABC pulled the plug on “Roseanne” because of her offensive tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett […]
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Ireland votes to overturn abortion ban
DUBLIN, Ireland — The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland’s emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates. With all ballots counted and turnout at an historic high, election officials reported that 66.4 percent voted […]
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Judge plans quick ruling on whether Maine must submit Medicaid expansion plan
Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy said Thursday she will issue a ruling as soon as possible in a lawsuit against the state over implementation of Medicaid expansion, which Maine voters approved last year. At issue is whether the state Department of Health and Human Services must file paperwork with the federal government as outlined in […]
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Sheehan named managing editor of Sun Media Group weekly newspapers
NORWAY — A.M. Sheehan, who is the editor of the Advertiser-Democrat, has been appointed the managing editor for all of Sun Media Group’s Western Maine weekly newspapers. Sheehan, who was named Maine Journalist of the Year by the Maine Press Association in 2012, is an award-winning journalist whose work earned the weekly Norway newspaper a […]
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Rangeley Lakes Historical Society to Host Community Supper at Bald Mountain Camps
Rangeley Lakes Historical Society to Host Community Supper at Bald Mountain Camps The Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society will host a complimentary bean supper at Bald Mountain Camps on Thursday, May 24th beginning with a cocktail hour at 5:00 pm. The evening will feature live music by the Sandy River Ramblers playing their original songs […]
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May 30th- The Maine Tomato Lady at the Phillips Library
Amy LeBlanc: The Maine Tomato Lady will continue the gardening series at the Phillips Public Library Wednesday, May 30 @ 6:00 She will be speaking on “traditional” heirloom varieties, discuss good growing methods, including controlling HORN WORMS, recognizing and coping with some basic disease issues, seed saving, and profiles of many of her favorite varieties. Amy LaBlanc raises […]
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Maine woman overdoses in minivan with 4-year-old son in back seat
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say they treated a woman in a minivan suffering from a drug overdose with 4-year-old son asleep in the back. Police in Manchester said they found the woman unconscious in the driver’s seat with a hypodermic needle on her lap Tuesday. They gave her an overdose antidote. Police […]
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More Maine restaurants have reached for the last straw (plastic)
Mark Hibbard wasn’t even thinking about the environment when he decided he’d had enough of plastic straws and cocktail stirrers. The bar manager at Bramhall Pub on Congress Street in Portland has lost count of the number of sinks he’s had to tear apart to clear up a clog of plastic stirrers. As for the […]