Giuseppe Bonanno, 12, pops a wheelie Sunday morning as he rides his motorcycle across Sabattus Pond in Wales. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) An ice racer pops a wheelie Sunday morning as he rides across Sabattus Pond in Wales. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) Jon Dillingham of Poland slides Sunday morning on Sabattus Pond […]
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In year of the pig, Hong Kong is pushing back on boars
HONG KONG (AP) — It may be the year of the pig, but Hong Kong has had enough of the wild ones. Authorities in the densely populated financial center are looking for ways to cut down on potentially dangerous encounters between humans and wild boars that have increased as the city’s ballooning population expands into […]
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How many Americans have pets? An investigation of fuzzy statistics
Americans’ love for their pets is apparent in dog parks and grooming parlors, on cat videos and pet food price tags. But just how many pets we love is less clear. Google the U.S. pet population, and you’re quickly confronted with two oft-cited, and contradictory, sources. The American Pet Products Association found that 68 percent […]
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Briefly: Pets
FCAS clinic at Tractor Supply Co. WILTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter will hold a Nail Trim Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9, at Tractor Supply Co., 979 U.S. Route 2 East. The services offered at the clinic will be nail trims, cost: $5; microchipping, cost: $20/pet; Frontline, under 70 pounds, cost: […]
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Doodle is RPC's Pet of the Week
PARIS — Doodle is Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills’s Pet of the Week. Thirteen-year-old Doodle is a sweet senior cat that looks like she has a story to tell. She entered the shelter as a stray cat so whatever her background story is will remain unknown. What is known about Doodle is that she […]
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Dixie and Greyson are FCAS's Pets of the Week
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced its Pets of the Week. Cat of the Week is Greyson, a handsome 4- to 6-year-old male who has been known to exhibit a naughty or a nice personality at times. Dog of the Week is Dixie, a 5-year-old female Staffy mix from North Carolina. Dixie has […]
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Scooby loves kids, learns quickly
PARIS — Scooby, a German shepherd mix is available for adoption at Responsible Pet Care at 9 Swallow Road. The 2-year-old is a transfer from Responsible Pet Care’s partner shelter in Puerto Rico. He is a very active dog, loves to be in the company of children, but needs to be the only pet in the […]
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2018-19 High school wrestling preview capsules
DIRIGO COUGARS Coach: Dana Whittemore and Gunnar Bradbury (second year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s results: Fourth Mid-State, fifth Class B South, seventh Class B. Returning athletes: Seniors — David Pelletier, Nolan Degroot; Sophomores — Blaine Wilkins, Owen Libby, Chase Nelson, Colton Carlow. Key losses: Jon Wainwright, Dalton Berry. Promising newcomers: Senior — Wyatt Lufkin; Sophomore — Jason Beaucage; […]
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The Buzz: 275-seat buffet coming to Lewiston Mall, Portland Pie Co. still coming to Lincoln St.
This week’s Buzz is ready to dish on three things food and three things construction. First up: Dave’s American Buffet. Dave Paine of Lewiston is opening his new 275-seat restaurant in the Lewiston Mall next month after 40 years in the food industry, the last 10 running food and beverage at the Ramada Inn. “It’s […]
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Bruce Poliquin's ranked-choice election faces long odds
MAINE—Lawyers for Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and the Democrat who defeated him will square off in federal court Wednesday in a case with ramifications far beyond Maine’s rural, sprawling 2nd District no matter the outcome. For U.S. Rep.-elect Jared Golden and supporters of ranked-choice voting, the election ended two weeks ago after the Democrat […]