CONWAY, N.H. – The New Hampshire Department of Transportation will meet with leaders in Conway, N.H., next week to discuss rebuilding a badly deteriorated bridge on a busy road to Fryeburg, Maine. David Scott of the department told WMWV-FM the narrow, 106-foot-long, two-lane bridge that runs over the Conway Lake outlet on Route 302 is […]
September 2013
Posted inNation & World, News
Lac-Megantic adds voices on crew size issue
Since a 1963 law, federal officials have let the railroad owners and unions settle the safety vs. money fight, but that may be changing.
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Datebook
TUESDAY Leading Women’s Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., with Sen. Susan Collins as the featured speaker. O’Brien’s Restaurant at Best Western Plus, 375 Main St., Waterville. Cost is $20 for members and $25 general admission with lunch included. Men and women may attend. Space is limited and registration is required. Email [email protected] or call 873-3315. THURSDAY “Successful […]
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Peregrine nest signals comeback in Bay State
TAUNTON, Mass. – A pair of peregrine falcons have made a home on top of a courthouse in Taunton, cheering a wildlife expert who said it’s another sign the falcon is making a comeback. The nest on the Taunton Superior Courthouse is the 30th spot in Massachusetts for the bird of prey since the species […]
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People & Entertainment: Irish poet’s last words: ‘Don’t be afraid’
DUBLIN – Ireland mourned the loss of its Nobel laureate poet, Seamus Heaney, with equal measures of poetry and pain Monday in a funeral full of grace notes and a final message from the great man himself: Don’t be afraid. Among those packing the pews of Dublin’s Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart were government […]
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Event will launch $3 million Portland ferry terminal project
Expansion and renovation will double the waiting room size and offer more pluses for travelers.
Posted inOpinion
Kathleen Parker: Reflections in a mirror: Why did I draw that red line?
Some days, it’s just not easy being president of the United States and leader of the free world.
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Commentary: Do we really want to read about a grown-up Holden Caulfield?
The late J.D. Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ protagonist is expected to appear in another novel.
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Breakfast welcomes Maine’s new lobstermen’s union
The president of the new lobstermen’s union says he was overwhelmed by support across the state.
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On the Move
NEW FACES • Christopher Kitchens, D.O., joined the medical staff at Central Maine Medical Center. He is practicing with Family Health Care Associates in Auburn. Kitchens completed his residency training at the Central Maine Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency Program in Lewiston. • Peter Rothschild, of Islesboro and New York City, was named chief investment […]