Brad Daggett, 22, died Thursday night when he lost control of his pickup and it traveled off Route 225 in Rome and struck several trees.
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Amid chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, Travis Mills is on a mission to support service members who ‘did good’
Travis Mills, whose foundation operates a lakeside retreat in Rome for wounded veterans and their families, says the U.S military didn’t fail in Afghanistan and has taken his message to a national audience.
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Pine Tree Camp in Rome switches to shorter weekend stays amid pandemic
Looking for ways of bringing campers back for the summer experience, the camp decided on three types of trips including Family Recreation Weekends for Maine people with disabilities and their families.
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Family mourns woman who died in Belgrade Lakes microburst storm
Stefanie Rothschild, 52, of Cabin John, Maryland, had recently arrived at her camp in Belgrade Lakes, and was in her vehicle in the driveway during the storm June 30 when a tree crashed onto the vehicle.
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Maine summer camps see record numbers, but not without some hiccups along the way
Most summer camps across the state will not open at full capacity, and many are working through food supply issues and worker shortages.
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Proponents of climate change carbon resolution voice message at town meetings, other venues
Representatives of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby are promoting at town meetings and municipal meetings a resolution to be sent to state and federal officeholders to support a fee on fossil fuel sales that once collected would be distributed to residents as a dividend.
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Survey identifies 237 sites where pollution affected water quality of Belgrade-area Great Pond
7 Lakes Alliance and the Belgrade Lakes Association updated the Great Pond watershed community about efforts to improve water quality in Great Pond.
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Musical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international
Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
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Oakland-based school district approves reopening after teachers’ union rep calls plan ‘not safe’
As Regional School Unit 18 prepares to reopen for classroom instruction five days a week, Nancy Mitchell, co-president of the RSU 18 Education Association, warns it is “not possible to do this safely”
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About 35 miles of Maine roads have been treated with now-banned sealant
The surfaces are safe to drive on, though, according to a Maine Department of Transportation official.