This will sound like the start of a bad joke, but please bear with me: What do Everett Dirksen, Otto von Bismarck, H.L. Mencken, and “the Preacher” in the book of Ecclesiastes have in common? Well, if you’ve been gone to college and studied multiculturalism or been taught that western civilization is nothing special, you might answer with condemnatory […]
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Support LD 1083, Ranked Choice Voting
Editor, I am writing in support of LD 1083, Senate President Troy Jackson’s bill to adopt Ranked Choice Voting for presidential primaries and general elections. I ask the Maine Senate to enact this bill right away so Ranked Choice Voting can be implemented in time for the March 2020 presidential primary. The Maine State Legislature […]
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Fugitive wanted in New Hampshire arrested in Lebanon
A search for a New Hampshire fugitive that dragged on for nearly a month ended Sunday morning in Lebanon, when Maine State Police apprehended 32-year-old Richard Jacques, a Lebanon resident. A news release posted on the Maine State Police Facebook page said that Trooper Kyle Wells was on routine patrol when he spotted a motor […]
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Stuffing the bus for school supplies
Linda Nadeau Executive Administrative Assistant for Partners Bank, presents a donation of $250 to Wanda Parent of Stuff the Bus Maine. The initiative, which is now in full swing for the 2019-2020 school year, is a school readiness campaign that provides at-risk children with the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. The program also […]
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Louisiana wins 1st Little League title, beating Curacao 8-0
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — For the second straight day, a line drive found the glove of Louisiana shortstop Stan Wiltz and a dogpile ensued in the infield at Lamade Stadium. Stan was fine with all that. Nothing seemed to go wrong for the boys from River Ridge over the last week at the Little League […]
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Ironman triathlon draws 2,000 athletes to Old Orchard Beach
Almost 2,000 athletes enjoyed ideal weather Sunday at the Ironman 70.3 Maine triathlon in Old Orchard Beach. Jerome Bergeron of Quebec was the overall winner with an unofficial time of 4 hours, 19 minutes and 53 seconds, and Tara McWilliams of New York won the women’s division in 4:49:04. The event included a 1.2-mile swim […]
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Three injured, one seriously, in South Berwick accident
Three people were injured, one of them seriously, in a two-car collision that forced authorities to close Route 236 in South Berwick for about three hours Sunday morning. South Berwick police said in a news release said that Scott West, 62, of Eliot was traveling northbound when a car making a left turn onto Route […]
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Program for human trafficking survivors receives grant to grow outpatient services
BIDDEFORD — CourageLIVES, a treatment program for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation, has received a $10,000 grant award from the Penobscot Valley Health Association Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. With an estimated 200 to 300 girls and women trafficked in Maine each year, these funds will help further develop CourageLIVES’ Outpatient Treatment and Community-Based […]
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Two seriously injured in Springvale crash Saturday night
SPRINGVALE – Two people were seriously injured Saturday night in Springvale when the Kia Forte they were in hit the guardrail and left the roadway. Police said the vehicle collided with several trees and rolled onto its side. The vehicle was heading north on Route 109 toward Shapleigh when the crash took place in an […]
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