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Tuffy Bear Discount Furniture going out of business after 45 years
Maine’s destination furniture retailer to close permanently with owner’s retirement GLENBURN — Tuffy Bear Discount Furniture, a family-owned furniture and mattress retailer in business for nearly a half-century, will close […]
Veteran bikers escort Vietnam memorial
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - A group of veteran bikers gathered in Waterville this morning to help escort a moving tribute to Vietnam veterans. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is on its way to Guilford. A group of more than one hundred bikers led by police and the wall itself is...
A memorial traveling across the country honoring Vietnam veterans lands in Guilford
WATERVILLE/GUILFORD -- Around 100 veterans and supporters alike fell in line and rode together to escort the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall from Waterville to Guilford. "This has made my day, made my day," said Paul Zimmerman, Owner of the Red Maple Inn who led the coordinating efforts for the event since January. "I had a lot of people behind me."
Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association news
GUILFORD — Twelve members and one guest met at the Piscataquis Country Club clubhouse in Guilford for the monthly meeting of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association. Gilbert Reynolds’ daughter Jane came with her dad as she is on summer break from her teaching responsibilities. The secretary’s report was...
Foxcroft Academy inducts latest class into Academic Hall of Fame
DOVER-FOXCROFT — On May 10 Foxcroft Academy celebrated the past with the induction of the 2024 Academic Hall of Fame class, John Hesketh ‘52, Karen Gammon Pomeroy ‘73, David Cynewski ‘79, Douglas Villone ‘92, Heidi Chambers Walker ‘92, and Ben Hamblen ‘06. Their biographies and accomplishments are impressive and they all started at Foxcroft Academy.
After 28 years, Dan's Auto has new owners
"Filled with gratitude for the countless ways this ... has enriched our lives," Teresa and Dan Williams say in thanking the "wonderful community" they have called home in a letter sent to the Boothbay Register, following the recent sale of their business Dan's Auto Repair to Colton and Kassandra Churchill, Charleston residents who own Rowes Garage in Corinth.
King Treats crowns the top ice cream cone maker
GREENVILLE — Kings Treats, located on 32 Pritham Avenue next to Harris Drug Store, had a little fun over this past weekend. Employees are always discussing whose cone is the best looking so the business had a competition to find out. Employees and friends showed up for the challenge...
St. Albans Town DRB shuts down Kellogg Road quarry; Crowd comes out against
ST. ALBANS TOWN — A stone quarry proposed for Kellogg Road was unanimously denied by the St. Albans Town Development Review Board after a crowd opposing the project filled St. Albans Town Hall Thursday night. Many abutting property owners – as well as a large contingent of concerned residents...
Easy access to summer fun with Thompson Free Library
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A library is like an all-access pass to great programs, services, and resources. Accessibility is key to everyone. This summer, we’re bringing the whole mountain range to Mohammed. And what an eclectic lineup it is. July at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft is for chasing Bigfoot, making fairy houses, reading oracle cards, and watching show-stopping puppeteers!
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Howland crash
A motorcycle crash in Howland Township involving a truck sent a rider to the hospital badly hurt. Dispatchers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol say it happened just before 3 p.m. Sunday along Route 82 near Howland Wilson Road. Traffic had to be stopped for a time but is now...
Finn Hall breakfast Saturday
MONSON — On Saturday, July 6 the Monson Finnish Farmers Club will hold a benefit breakfast for Monson’s Finn Hall from 7-9 a.m. at the Finn Hall on Route 15. The menu will be a variety of Finnish breakfast foods such as Finnish egg bake, Pannukakku (Finnish oven pancakes), Bullas, plus more for $10.
Former MLB player Craig Monroe faces sexual abuse accusations, removed from Tigers broadcasts
Former MLB player-turned-broadcaster Craig Monroe has been pulled from the airwaves amid sexual abuse allegations. He will be off the air indefinitely. Monroe was the subject of an investigation into alleged criminal sexual acts, according to records first obtained by the Detroit Free Press. A woman claimed Monroe began sexually...
Howland vet shared the ‘Golden Laws’ of service
HOWLAND — Nearly 4 and living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Warren attorney Ned C. Gold was taken on numerous Navy recruiting trips with his father, Ned C. Gold Sr. It was then the younger Gold’s interest in the military was sparked. The elder Gold owned a printing...
Memorial at Maine’s Elephant Mountain Honors Victims of B-52 Crash
There's a hike in northwestern Maine that has intrigued me for a long time. It has nothing to do with its level of difficulty or part of a bigger network. It's a hike that doubles as a somber history lesson. It's the B-52 Flying Fortress crash site on Elephant Mountain in Piscataquis County.
'Brings it back to life': Dexter community unites in effort to revitalize public beach
DEXTER, Maine — For many in the area, Dexter’s public beach on Lake Wassookeag used to be one of the town’s most popular spots. "I’m in my 50s now, but us kids we all took swimming lessons here, so it was buzzing. You know, there were 50 kids in the water every day," Frank Spizuoco said, a Dexter native and organizer of "Save the Beach."
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