PORTLAND Less than a week before Election Day, President Barack Obama swung through Maine on Thursday and called on Democrats to get everyone they know to the polls to defeat Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Before roughly 3,000 supporters of gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud in Portland, Obama stressed the closeness of the race, warning Democrats that […]
October 2014
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Gail D. Smith
BRUNSWICK — Gail Della Smith, 77, of Brunswick, passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2014, at a Scarborough health care facility. She was born in Augusta, ME, on Dec. 28, 1936, the daughter of Richard and Claire (Brillard) Smith. A 1954 graduate of Brunswick High School, Gail received her B.A. in history from the University […]
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Man gets 15 years for sexual abuse of boys
BANGOR ( AP) — An Orono man charged with sexually abusing several young boys over a period of years has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. WABI- TV reports that Wyatt Higgins-Tripp was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to 15 of the 135 counts he had been indicted on, as part of a plea […]
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Bookkeeper pleads guilty to embezzling
PORTLAND ( AP) — A bookkeeper has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $1 million from two former employers in Maine and New Hampshire. Janis Woods of Conway, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to interstate transportation of stolen checks and tax evasion. Prosecutors say the 65- year-old Woods, while working as a bookkeeper […]
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Minot man gets 12 years for arson
AUBURN (AP) — A Minot man who went on a rampage last year, setting fire to his home and his estranged wife’s home, before ramming her minivan with his truck and attempting to run down a police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Michael Callahan was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to […]
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Maine ski area to go solar
GREENWOOD (AP) — A Maine skiing area will soon unveil 803 solar- electric panels it says will offset 70 percent of its electricity use. The Portland Press Herald reports the Mt. Abram Ski Area in Greenwood will hold a public ceremony and tour of its acre of solar panels on Nov. 6. Owners expect the […]
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Group of health professionals back Fort Kent Ebola nurse
AUGUSTA A group of Maine health professionals is criticizing the state’s protocols for health care professionals who’ve treated Ebola patients. The group wrote in a letter Thursday that health officials have 40 years of experience with Ebola and should base health care decisions on established science. They say the science backs up nurse Kaci Hickox, […]
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POLLING PLACES
ALNA (586-5313)Fire station, 1579 Alna Rd., 8a.m.-8 p.m.ARROWSIC (443-4609)Town Hall, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.BATH (443-8332)All wards, Bath MiddleSchool, 6 Old BrunswickRoad, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.BOWDOIN (353-6949)Bowdoin Central School,8 a.m.-8 p.m.BOWDOINHAM (666- 5531)Town Hall, 13 School St., 8a.m.-8 p.m.BRUNSWICK (725-6658)All Districts, Brunswick JuniorHigh School, 65 ColumbiaAve., 7 a.m.-8 p.m.DRESDEN (737-4335)Pownalborough Hall, 314 Patterson Road, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.DURHAM (353-2561)Durham […]
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MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Arrowsic PLANNING BOARD, Monday, 7 p.m., Town Hall. ROAD COMMISSION, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Bath CITY COUNCIL, Wednesday, 6 p.m., city hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Brunswick TOWN COUNCIL, Monday, 7 p.m. Town Hall Council Chambers, 85 Union St. BRUNSWICK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Tuesday, 2:30 p.m., Town Hall Room 117, […]