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Taylor and Katie Ashley of Orono plan to drive to Brazil beginning in December. They hope their trip will help connect North and South America and the countries through which they travel.

Taylor and Katie Ashley of Orono plan to drive to Brazil beginning in December. They hope their trip will help connect North and South America and the countries through which they travel.

Orono couple plan to drive to Brazil in inter-continental adventure

November 12, 2019

Taylor and Katie Ashley plan to drive to the South American country via a very scenic, 25,000-mile route. The idea for the epic road trip came from the couple’s love of traveling and immersing themselves in communities different from theirs. They hope to serve as a connection between all 17 countries and two continents they drive through on a trip that Taylor Ashley calls a “Pan American Overland Expedition.”

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Orono man arrested on drug trafficking charges

Troopers learned that Terrel Walker was the subject of an outstanding federal arrest warrant related to a drug trafficking arrest by Maine State Police in August of 2019. Walker was also found to be in possession of over 15 pounds of marijuana, packaged for commercial sale; $2,000 in cash; and a quantity of unmarked and unlabeled pills.

Coast Guard rescues 4 men stranded on the Penobscot River in season’s 1st major snowfall

Three University of Maine students and a Maine game warden had to be rescued by helicopter from the Penobscot River in Old Town on Monday evening after the students’ boat became stranded and the game warden’s canoe tipped over on his way out to help the students.

Orono couple plan to drive to Brazil in inter-continental adventure

Taylor and Katie Ashley plan to drive to the South American country via a very scenic, 25,000-mile route. The idea for the epic road trip came from the couple’s love of traveling and immersing themselves in communities different from theirs. They hope to serve as a connection between all 17 countries and two continents they drive through on a trip that Taylor Ashley calls a “Pan American Overland Expedition.”

Orono High School girls win another state title to maintain cross country dynasty

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Workers tear down Old Town buildings damaged by September fire|

Old Town city employees gathered by the windows of the city council chambers in City Hall on Thursday morning to watch as the look of the city’s Main Street changed forever. Three buildings that were damaged beyond repair in a downtown fire in late September were torn down.

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