Meghan Gray, 34, won the pageant Sunday, earning her place in the Mrs. America pageant later this year in Las Vegas.
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Gardiner attorney’s license suspended over sexual advances to clients
Clarence H. Spurling’s license to practice law was suspended by order of the state Supreme Judicial Court after the state Board of Overseers of the Bar alleged he inappropriately touched one client and made sexual advances toward another client who was ‘substantially incapacitated’ after drinking.
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Art and science merge at River Arts with solo show by Jacqueline Johnson
Exhibit on display Sept. 11 through Sept. 23 in Damariscotta.
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Beth C. Wright Ride For Life goes virtual
After much consideration, the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center has decided to make this year’s 16th Ride for Life a virtual event, according to a news release from the Ellsworth-based center. While the camaraderie of the annual Ride for Life event will be missed, moving to a virtual tour is a necessary measure to […]
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Climate change, decline of birds topic of Zoom event Sept. 17
Mid-Coast Audubon will host its monthly learning events online this fall in partnership with the Camden Public Library. A recently published study in Science reports that there are nearly three billion fewer birds in North America than there were in the 1970s. This news follows reports of declining insect populations and the overwhelming, far-reaching effects […]
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Lincoln Academy reducing plastic with reusable tiffins
Chef Mikael Andersson, who has been the Director of Dining Services since 2016, explored alternatives to plastic and settled on traditional stainless steel stacking food containers.
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Spanish Masses now available in Waterville
WATERVILLE — Spanish Masses will return to Notre Dame Church on 116 Silver St., at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. Following that celebration, Spanish Masses will be offered at 12:15 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the church, according to a news release from Dave Guthro, communications director, Roman Catholic […]
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UMF to bring award-winning fiction writer Lewis Robinson to campus Sept. 17
Robinson will be UMF’s first Visiting Writer of the semester.
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Gardiner officials to debate temporary ban on cannabis business licenses
The City Council is considering a moratorium to pause new applications for licenses while the Ordinance Review Committee considers whether regulations Gardiner enacted earlier this year need revising.
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Mt. Vernon man’s unique Thai longtail boat draws attention in Echo Lake
Rich French, who fell in love with Thailand while working in China, said it cost a total of $15,000 to commission and ship a 30-foot Thai longtail boat to central Maine.