DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings made a commitment to Jimmy Howard back in February, signing him to a contract extension. Howard thinks having that out of the way is going to help him.
April 2011
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Cianbro CEO tospeak at MCI April 27
PITTSFIELD — Peter G. Vigue, chairman and CEO of Cianbro Corporation, will speak at Maine Central Institute at 7:45 a.m. April 27 in Parks Gymnasium as part of the School’s Patterson Lecture Series.
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Art and craft sale set for Farifield May 7
FAIRFIELD — Lawrence Junior High School will host a fundraiser art, craft and collectibles sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7 in the Lawrence Junior High School gymnasium.
Posted inOpinion
Column ‘smacks of effort to preserve political careers’
I want to respond to the op-ed piece about Gov. Paul LePage, posted April 4, by eight of his Republican colleagues in the Senate.
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Savvy caregiver training planned
WATERVILLE — Spectrum Generations Family Caregiver Support Program will provide Maine Savvy Caregiver trainings this spring and summer. The 12-hour training program is for family caregivers of individuals with dementing disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. These trainings are sponsored by the Office of Elder Services, Department of Health and Human Services and funded by a grant from the U.S. Administration on Aging.
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Prescription drug drop-off set for April 30
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The Carrabassett Valley Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host a prescription drug take-back program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 at the police department, located at Sugarloaf Mountain. The purpose of this program is to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
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Medical Examiner IDs fire victims
The cremated remains of Rosalina Zamora, one of three people who died March 13 in a fire in Unity Township, will be flown home to her native Philippines on Monday, her surviving son-in-law said Tuesday.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LePage’s actions reminds of a poster seen years ago
Paul LePage reminds me of a poster I saw years ago that said: “I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no class.” John Bolduc Hubbardston, Mass. (Waterville native)
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Manners, respect two qualities LePage needs
Inquiring minds find it very interesting that Paul LePage is so anti-union, when, as a former Scott Paper Co. employee, the union played a major part in his life. Scott Paper Company was a union mill. If, by chance, LePage was management, he still benefited from the mill’s union employees. It would have been the […]
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Pruning workshop planned for April 30
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Franklin County will offer a pruning workshop from 9 to 11 a.m. April 30 at University of Maine at Farmington, Robert’s Learning Center, 270 Main St. The class will be held rain or shine. Pre-registration is required; to register, or for more information, call 778-4650 or 800-287-1478. A $10 fee is payable the day of the class.