A recent forum and a 1967 letter reveal the debate coach’s key role in shaping the Maine political legend.
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How a Bates College professor from Turner helped forge Edmund Muskie's political career
LEWISTON — Sometimes a life hinges on whether someone finds what they need at the moment they need it. A Bates College professor played that role for one of America’s leading politicians during the Cold War, former U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine, a lanky young man from Rumford who walked into Brooks Quimby’s classroom […]
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Central Maine business briefs
Anthem gets new president for Maine operations; Franklin Memorial installs upgraded MRI equipment in Farmington.
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Seth Carey files appeal of license suspension
Carey, representing himself, filed Thursday at the office of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court notice of his appeal of his suspension and a judge’s ruling that he violated Maine bar rules.
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Portland-based Elite Airways lease hangar space at Auburn-Lewiston airport
The company says the hangar will serve as its northern maintenance base to support a growing fleet of aircraft.
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Northeast Bank to undergo restructuring
The Lewiston-based bank will eliminate its parent holding company if regulators approve.
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Waffles, apps, bubble tea: Top Gun LA announces newest class of entrepreneurs
Scott Benson, director of economic development at the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the local Top Gun organizer, said on Friday that five of the eight participating companies are either based here or have Twin Cities ties.
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Inmate’s death at prison farm in Warren ruled a homicide
Maine State Police say they are still investigating what happened to Dana Bartlett, 28, of Lewiston, who died at the Bolduc Correctional Facility on June 24 after reporting being threatened by other inmates.
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Police investigate device with lens found in Bates women’s locker room
The device was taken to the state police crime lab.
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Lewiston man accused of stabbing teenage son
The stabbing occurred during a confrontation on the side of Route 3 in Belmont, according to the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.