TOPSHAM — The board that owns the Topsham Fairgrounds has postponed replacing the grandstand roof until next year to solicit lower bids and allow more time for construction. The project had been scheduled to begin in mid-September and wrap up in December, with a deadline for contractors to submit bids two months ago. But the Sagadahoc Agricultural & […]
October 2018
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Fenway Bark: Porcello’s pup romps around the yard
The Boston right-hander’s good boy Bronco has the best dog park in New England.
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Bolton faces tense talks with Russia over nuclear treaty
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton faces two days of high-tension talks in Moscow beginning Monday after President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. Trump’s announcement that the United States would leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, treaty brought sharp criticism on Sunday from […]
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Fryeburg bridge to be renamed in honor of officer killed in line of duty
The span crosses the Saco River, where Nathan Desjardins died during a water rescue in 2017. The town of Fryeburg plans to rename a local bridge after a police officer who was killed last year in the line of duty. Police Chief Joshua Potvin said in prepared statement Sunday said that the Canal Bridge, which […]
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For Maine-made drumsticks, the beat goes on
NEWPORT — Tucked in a residential neighborhood by Sebasticook Lake rests what some might consider the world’s greatest matchmaker. On High Street, it’s not people who are coupled, but drumsticks. The Newport site, now under the ownership of the Avedis Zildjian Co. (famous for its cymbals), churns out approximately 5 million pairs of sticks each […]
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Obituaries
Marcel Louis Doyon
1918- 2018 Lewiston – Marcel L. Doyon 99, a longtime resident Lisbon died Wednesday October 17, at Montello Heights with his loving family at his side. He was born in Brunswick on November 21, 1918 a son of the late Arthur and Emma (Dion) Doyon. He was educated at St. John’s School Brunswick. Marcel proudly […]
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Meghan’s schedule in Australia cut back after hectic start
SYDNEY (AP) — The pregnant Duchess of Sussex has had her schedule cut back during her first royal tour, after a hectic start to her visit to Australia and the South Pacific with husband Prince Harry. The tour is an extremely busy one, with the royal couple scheduled to attend more than 70 engagements during […]
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Jamal Khashoggi: Casualty of the Trump administration’s disregard for democracy and civil rights in the Middle East?
The international crisis over whether top Saudi Arabian leadership murdered U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a striking example of the consequences of Donald Trump’s blanket disregard for democratic politics and human rights in other countries. This departure from decades of American foreign policy rhetoric remains comparatively undiscussed. However, in the Middle East, my area […]
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