TOPSHAM — The Lisbon Connection is expanding its reach. The Western Maine Transportation bus service is listening to the riders that use the Connection for Tuesday shopping trips from Lisbon Falls and Lisbon to Auburn and Lewiston. The non-profit transit service has announced it will start offering service in the opposite direction on Route 196 […]
2018
‘Completely bizarre’ stock moves leave global traders scratching their heads
The S&P 500 Index posted its biggest upward reversal since 2010 on Thursday, a day after the gauge capped its largest advance since 2009.
Deep underground, new NYC train hub slowly takes shape
Deep under Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal, work on one of the world’s priciest transportation projects is taking shape.
N.H. Democrats seek to reverse voting restrictions
Newly empowered Democrats in New Hampshire’s Legislature want to make it easier for residents to register to vote.
Suarez tabbed as Sanford Mainers new manager
SANFORD – The Sanford Mainers will have a new face leading the charge for the 2019 season. The Sanford Mainers announced Wednesday that Cejay Suarez will take over as the organization’s new manager. He fills the void of the recently departed Chris Morris who held the helm since 2016. Morris leaves the Mainers after a […]
High School Roundup: Plante lifts Seagulls above Raiders
The Old Orchard Beach girls’ basketball team captured a 48-40 win over Fryeburg on Thursday night. Shani Plante scored 14 points to lead the Seagulls. Defensively, Maggie Strohm captured 13 rebounds and blocked 9 shots to produce the triumph. Gorham 57, Sanford 26 Sanford fell to host Gorham on Thursday evening. Paige Cote led Sanford […]
Nation’s oldest World War II vet dies in Texas at age 112
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Richard Overton, the nation’s oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S., died Thursday in Texas, a family member said. He was 112. The Army veteran had been hospitalized with pneumonia but was released on Christmas Eve, said Shirley Overton, whose […]
CMP bills will include explanation of 13.7 percent rate hikes
Central Maine Power announced Thursday that beginning next month residential customers’ electric bills will include a brief explanation of why portions of their bill may be higher in 2019. Earlier this month, the company announced that Standard Offer electricity supply rates for residential customers will rise by nearly 14 percent starting in January. “We thought […]
Mason Joseph “Joe” Carter
Mason Joseph “Joe” Carter, 71, passed away after a long illness on the evening of December 21, 2018, at his home in Wiscasset. He was born August 14,1947, in Bath, the son of Martin Carter and Blanche Wellman. Joe attended Morse High School where he then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, January 1966 to […]
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