The Lowe’s stores in Biddeford and Ellsworth were anchor tenants clustered in and around so-called power centers, part of a fresh wave of big-box retail development that washed across Maine just prior to the 2008 economic collapse. Both were located across from existing Home Depot stores.
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Waterville police blotter Oct. 17
The Waterville Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 16:
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Waterville mayoral candidates meet tonight at Thomas College
WATERVILLE — The three candidates vying for the job of Waterville mayor will meet tonight at 6 p.m.for a debate at Thomas College. Mayoral candidates Karen Heck, Andrew Roy and Dana Sennett are in the race for the Nov. 8 election.
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Crash victim, 16, was volunteer firefighter
PERU — A 16-year-old Dixfield girl has died of injuries suffered in a weekend car crash. Danielle Ranger, who was a junior volunteer firefighter in her town, was flown by helicopter to the Central Maine Medical Center after police said the car she was driving crashed into a tree in the town of Peru on […]
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Portland conference to air cell phone hazards
PORTLAND — Potential health risks of cell phone use will be the topic of a conference at the University of Southern Maine. Dr. David Carpenter, the founding dean of the University of Albany School of Public Health, will be among the speakers at today’s event. Carpenter will address the risks of cancer and brain tumors. […]
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Maine State Museum sets Earth Science Day
AUGUSTA — From gold panning to granite quarrying, visitors to the Maine State Museum will have a chance to discover and explore the state’s geology and earth products. Scientists, artists, educators and industry professionals from around Maine will gather at the museum in Augusta on Wednesday for the annual Maine Earth Science Day. The museum […]
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Grant given to study bee preservation
AMHERST, Mass. — Researchers in five eastern U.S. states are getting federal support to study the decline in native bee populations. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s $3.3 million grant is intended to help researchers find ways to maintain a diverse community of wild bees. They’re needed to keep pollinating apples, low-bush blueberries, pumpkins and other […]
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NLCS: Cardinals reach World Series
MILWAUKEE (AP) — An afterthought in early September, the St. Louis Cardinals are taking their wild ride all the way to the World Series.
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SNAPSHOT: Day of praise
Sister Bernadette, left, waves to a fellow parishioner of St. Denis Church in North Whitefield following Sunday services. Sister Bernadette and Sister Elizabeth, right, serve with the Transfiguration Hermitage in Windsor and worship at the Catholic chapel that was erected in 1833.
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NPR correspondent honored with Lovejoy Award
WATERVILLE — Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, a renowned foreign correspondent for NPR, was honored as the 59th recipient of the Lovejoy Award from Colby College during a ceremony Sunday night.