BATH — When Darreby Ambler first heard that she had been named Bath Citizen of the Year, she thought it was a prank call. “I thought it was a hoax,” she recalled. “I said to (my husband) Michael there’s this internet scam where they try to lure you in where they tell you you’ve won […]
October 2018
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Orion Performing Arts installs new projector
TOPSHAM — Orion Performing Arts Center, the theater in Mt. Ararat Middle School, has installed a new ceiling projector, made possible by several donations. The Alfred M. Senter Fund provided a grant, and attendees at other events contributed. The Orion Advisory Committee conducted a dinner at the 99 Restaurant, a raffle, concession sales and an ice cream scooping […]
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Gavin Elliott Gabrion
HALLOWELL — Gavin Elliott Gabrion, 34, of Hallowell, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Gavin, the son of Patrick and Vicky Gabrion of Hallowell, was born on Aug. 19, 1984, in Augusta, Maine. He attended Hallowell schools and later earned his GED with a near perfect score. He had a wide range of […]
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David Treadwell: The Woman Behind the Paper
Every morning, sometime between 4-5 a.m., a car pulls into my driveway and comes to a stop. After a brief pause, I hear a quiet “plop” as the New York Times lands on my front stoop. Then the car pulls away. My day has yet to start, but the woman who delivered the paper has […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Collins tries to define “advice and consent”
Whether you liked it or not, Sen. Susan Collins’ speech on confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court mattered. The Senate is supposed to give its “advice and consent” to Court nominations, but there are no rules about just what it ought to take into account. Collins provided a clear statement on this point, important […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Dead inmate at Kennebec County jail identified as Skowhegan man
AUGUSTA — An inmate found dead early Tuesday morning was identified by the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office as Moises Pujols, 34, of Skowhegan. “The cause of death is still under investigation pending completed reports from the Medical Examiner’s Office,” according to a news release issued Wednesday by that agency. Moises Radhame Pujols was on probation through the […]
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Bill Nemitz: As laughable claims go, Collins’ talk of fundraising ‘extortion’ takes the cake
Few things in Washington, D.C., make me laugh these days. But in her sit-down with CBS’ “60 Minutes” following her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, Maine Sen. Susan Collins served up a knee-slapper. “I think that if our politics has come to the point where people are trying to buy […]
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Brunswick Rotary Speaker’s Forum
The Rotary Club of Brunswick features a weekly Speaker’s Forum as part of their Monday noon meetings. Speakers usually come from local businesses, non-profits and service organizations. In the past few months, speakers have included Lois Skillings, president and CEO of Mid Coast Health Services, Angela Rice, co-founder and vice-president of Midcoast Lyme Disease Support, and […]
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Grant would fund expansion of Springvale veterans’ cemetery
SPRINGVALE — The Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery, which opened in 2010, is poised to receive a $3.8 million grant to expand. The expansion would include new roadways, 7,000 new plots, and more than 3,500 full-size casket plots. The cemetery is located within the largest concentration of veterans in Maine: 60,961 veterans live within 1 […]
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Candidates for governor spar over climate change, abortion
In a debate that included several heated exchanges, the four candidates hoping to replace Republican Gov. Paul LePage squared off on key issues such as abortion, climate change, sexual harassment and health care Wednesday evening at the University of New England’s Portland campus. Mills implied that Moody was a “climate change denier,” an assertion that […]
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