Sept. 13, 1921: Future President Franklin D. Roosevelt, stricken with a paralytic illness believed to be polio while at his family’s vacation home on the New Brunswick island of Campobello, is taken across the water in excruciating pain by motor launch to Eastport, Maine. There he is loaded into a train from a special baggage […]
2020
Posted inMaine, News
Sanford hopes strict mask requirements push city past unease caused by recent outbreaks
In three weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases in the York County city has tripled, prompting the City Council to take action.
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Obituary: Albert Arthur Brockway
ALBION – Albert Arthur Brockway, 78, of Albion, passed away at Togus VA hospital, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 after a long …
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Obituary: Harold Everett Dauphin
WHITEFIELD – Harold Everett Dauphin, 75, born at his parents home in Bath, Dec. 11, 1944, passed away peacefully at his …
Posted inNation & World
Worker falls several stories in second collapse at Atlanta site
The man suffered leg injuries after the drop of eight to 10 floors from a parking deck under construction.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Veteran finishes a virtual Boston Marathon to honor bombing survivor
Lewiston native and Navy veteran Caroline Yarmala ran from Lewiston to Topsham using a guest bib provided by Boston marathoner Michelle L’Heureux, who grew up in Auburn.
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Dry summer brings blessed relief from biting insects
Many folks have been spending more time outdoors during the pandemic, and fortunately there were fewer bugs around to bite them
Posted inNation & World
Italy shaken by brutal beating death of young Black man
Prosecutors haven’t indicated whether the slaying was racially motivated.