AUGUSTA — Seeking to help about 500 Maine veterans who get their medical care at a military base, the House endorsed a measure Wednesday that would cover the cost of buying each of the patients a required identification card. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, said the veterans haven’t been able to use their Maine driver’s licenses […]
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Snow shuts offices in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — People knew the snow was coming. It was heralded as a nor’easter last week, but they were not sure the exact time it would hit Tuesday. They made a steady showing Monday and early Tuesday at grocery stores to get food staples such as milk and bread, maybe a little junk food and beverages. Jay’s fleet of dump […]
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Selectmen discuss Route 4 reconstruction in Strong
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday night discussed the Maine Department of Transportation’s planned Route 4 reconstruction and its impact on a town road. Eliminating the sharp curve at the Sandy River bridge, where the highway continues north from Farmington to Avon and Phillips, will mean truckloads of material will be removed. Board of Selectmen Chairman […]
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Wilton woman accused of selling prescription methadone
Lisa Ellen Miniutti WILTON — Police have charged a local woman with selling prescription methadone pills and having heroin and cocaine at her residence in a mobile home park off Main Street. A Maine Drug Enforcement agent arrested Lisa Ellen Miniutti, 43, on Monday on Class B charges of trafficking in scheduled drugs and possession […]
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Daughter's efforts are never good enough for her family
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 15-year-old girl, and I’m struggling with abuse. I’m mentally and physically abused by my family constantly, yet they make me out to be the abusive one. I could do amazing on a test, and they yell at me for something that happened on the last one. They’re always pushing me so […]
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Funeral notices for Tuesday, March 14, 2017
BELANGER — Carmelle, 96, of Auburn died in Auburn on Friday, March 10. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Friday from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by a Liturgy of the Word Service in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. Donations may be made in her memory to Alzheimer’s […]
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Funding cuts would damage hospitals
We are deeply concerned and distressed that the Legislature is once again debating additional Medicaid cuts to hospitals. The latest round of cuts proposed — totaling more than $60 million per year — is unsustainable. More importantly, they are unnecessary. We manage four hospitals in the relatively small Maine communities of Bridgton, Rumford, Norway and […]
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Joline A. Nash
LEWISTON — Joline Claudette Nash, 55, a resident of Howe Street, passed away Friday, March 10, at her residence. She was born in Lewiston on April 12, 1961, the daughter of Laurier and Doris (Robitaille) Mathieu. She attained her GED from Lewiston High School in the early 1980s. At that time, she was active in […]
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Food Summit to address food insecurity in Greater Franklin County
FARMINGTON — No one should go hungry in local communities, yet children are arriving at school not having eaten, and more and more seniors are accessing area food pantries looking for help. The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area and Healthy Community Coalition will host a Food Summit on Thursday, April 6, that will include […]