WELLS — The Wells Chamber of Commerce hosted their 19th Annual Chili-Fest on Aug. 24 at the Wells Junior High Campus on Route 1. The weather was absolutely perfect and a fun time was had by all. The “Maine State Cook-Off”, sanctioned by the International Chili Society, is among the last events available for “chiliheads” […]
2019
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Hurricane Dorian heads for Florida after brushing Caribbean islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Dorian moved out over open waters early Thursday after doing limited damage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, though forecasters warned it was gaining strength and probably would grow into a dangerous storm while heading toward the northern Bahamas and Florida’s east coast. The U.S. National Hurricane […]
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School has begun at RSU 23
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The school year started Wednesday at Regional School Unit 23, serving Old Orchard Beach schools, and there are some new faces among the faculty. Matthew Foster just started as the new principal at Loranger Memorial School, which serves students in grades three through eight. Foster introduced himself to the parents in […]
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Letter to the editor: Will Maine’s redistricting system survive 2020?
The partisanship expected to infect next year’s elections could be a threat to our state’s collaborative approach.
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Is this linebacker tough? Ask anyone who knows her
Elizabeth Drelich has switched this fall from field hockey to football – and her new teammates are impressed by how quickly she is acclimating to the sport.
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Maine, New Hampshire to pay Cianbro $5 million to settle bridge dispute
Maine and New Hampshire are expected to jointly pay $5 million to Pittsfield contractor Cianbro Corp. to settle its claim that inadequate design work created cost overruns and delayed the opening of a major bridge between the two states for months. The payment caps a contract dispute about construction of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge […]
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Bernie Sanders to stump in Maine on Sunday and Monday
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, will make two appearances in Portland on Labor Day Weekend, including a breakfast keynote speech to union workers on Labor Day. Sanders, a Vermont independent who is among the pantheon of Democratic hopefuls, lost a bid for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton. Sanders, however, […]
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Historic Bar Harbor mansion once listed for $15.5 million is going up for auction
East of Eden, an eight-bedroom, 15,000-square-foot Bar Harbor mansion that is on the National Register of Historic Places, is going on the auction block. The 12-bath waterfront house that sits on nearly 9 acres of land fronting Frenchman Bay has been on the market for about two years, initially at $15.5 million and more recently […]
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Maine resident sentenced in boating death of granddaughter, girlfriend
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A boat operator has avoided jail time after pleading guilty to causing an accident that killed his 7-year-old granddaughter and his girlfriend on the Piscataqua River in Newington, New Hampshire. John Wickman of Eliot pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of negligent homicide. He was sentenced to up to seven years […]
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Lewiston drive-in named one of the ‘best old school drive-ins around the country’
Taste of Home named Val’s Drive-In on Sabattus Street in Lewiston one of the “best old school drive-ins around the country.” “There’s a lot of drive-ins still in America and I was pretty happy to see we made the top 20,” said owner Chris Lawrence. His grandfather, Val, started the drive-in in the 1970s after […]