ROME — In February, Maine deaf and hard of hearing youth can attend a long weekend at Pine Tree Camp. This program, the Dirigo Experience, is scheduled for Friday through Monday, Feb. 17-20 at 14 Pine Tree Camp Road. Through outdoor experiences and team building with peers, participants will have the chance to make new […]
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Central Maine shakes off the first big storm of the season
Central Maine Power crews were expected to continue work restoring power to customers across central and southern Maine Saturday and Sunday as a slow-moving nor’easter lumbers out of northern New England, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow in some interior regions.
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Authority that operates FirstPark business center rejects Rome’s request to withdraw as member
The Kennebec Regional Development Authority’s general assembly convened Thursday and denied Rome’s withdrawal from the organization and its affiliate, FirstPark in Oakland.
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Multi-vehicle, other crashes in New Sharon on Friday due to freezing rain
Several people from the accident were transported to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.
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SNAPSHOT: Pine Tree Camp Flutie 5K raises more than $10K
Pine Tree Camp’s fall foliage wasn’t the only thing showing off Oct. 22 in Rome. One hundred fourteen runners, walkers, wheelchair-rollers and even a team of dinosaurs showed their colors at the first-ever Flutie 5K at Pine Tree Camp, raising more than $10,000 to support Maine people with disabilities. Check out other upcoming area […]
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Rome-based retreat to host tour of new health, wellness center Oct. 30
ROME — The Travis Mills Foundation plans to hold an open house for its new Health and Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at the 1002 Watson Pond Road retreat in Rome. It took exactly one year from groundbreaking to ribbon cutting on the $7 million facility, which includes an […]
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Travis Mills Foundation receives gift of 10 electric bikes
The bikes aim to help recalibrated veterans live a life off the sidelines.
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Rome says it’s taken the steps required to withdraw from FirstPark
Town officials sent a letter last month to FirstPark and the Kennebec Regional Development Authority saying it’s met the criteria for leaving the partnership that involves 23 other towns in central Maine.
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Rome man arrested on warrant, refusing to submit to arrest in Kingfield
Lucas Burnham, 27, was reported to be in an emotional crisis and carrying a .357 Magnum revolver in a sweatshirt. He had a warrant out for his arrest.
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New health center at Travis Mills Foundation retreat to allow more families to visit
Construction of the Health and Wellness Center was completed this week, exactly a year after crews broke ground.