LEWISTON — Bates College has announced the following students were named to its 2018 fall semester. Jennie Chen, of East Wilton, a 2016 graduate of Mt. Blue High School, is the daughter of ZhongPing Chen and ChunLing Situ. She is a junior majoring in economics and minoring in Asian studies. Anna Glass, of Wilton, ,a […]
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Maine fat bike series adds more races – and gains more riders at Bethel race
First-time racers and first-time winners believe more riders will try racing in the winter sport.
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Roberts to receive book award, hold book-signing events
Megan Roberts’ book “Titcomb, a Mountain of Ski Memories,” has been chosen to receive the 2019 International Ski History Association’s prestigious Skade Award ISHA’s mission is to preserve and spread the knowledge of ski history, as well as increase the public’s awareness of the sport’s heritage, according to a news release from Ski Museum of […]
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Farmington man pleads guilty to alcohol-related charge
Yussuf Adow entered an agreement that delays sentencing for a year and outlines conditions he must meet before returning to court Feb. 10, 2020.
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CMP plans to negotiate benefits with stakeholders
The company will meet Tuesday with stakeholders about securing more benefits for the state of Maine in exchange for a 145-mile transmission line from Quebec to Massachusetts.
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Former Jay man found guilty of killing former girlfriend
James E. “Ted” Sweeney, who is deaf, had pleaded not criminally responsible by reason of insanity in October 2018 to killing Wendy Douglass, 51, while she slept in her bed at her house the two shared at 5 Jewell St. in Jay.
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Farmington officials to consider 5.5 percent budget increase
The $6.1 million municipal budget includes 2.54 percent raises for non-union employees and significant increases in water costs.
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Former Rangeley man sentenced to 13 years for selling drugs, firing gun
Jordan Richard, 26, pleaded guilty in June 2018 to federal charges of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, and discharging a gun in relation to a drug-trafficking crime.
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Umphlet work on view at UMF Emery Community Center
Exhibit features the sculptural and performance art of the American artist.
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Farmington woman severely injured in head-on crash in Mercer
A 2001 Nissan Altima was traveling east in the westbound lane when it collided with a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle traveling west toward New Sharon.