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October 29, 2011

Local officials collecting old, unused pills

Unused and expired medications will be collected Saturday at police stations, firehouses, town halls and selected pharmacies around Maine.
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October 29, 2011

State panel nixes closing prison in Washington County

AUGUSTA -- Senate President Kevin Raye and other members of the Down East delegation won a victory Friday when the state's streamlining commission rejected a proposal to close a state-run prison in Washington County.
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October 29, 2011

REPORTING ASIDE: The old tricks and treats

In the 1960s, Halloween was a big holiday for us kids -- almost as important as Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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October 29, 2011

MaineToday Media executives resign

PORTLAND -- MaineToday Media CEO Richard L. Connor announced his resignation from the company Friday and will step down on Dec. 31.
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October 29, 2011

Incumbents, newcomer vying for SAD 49 school board seat

FAIRFIELD — Two incumbents and a former district special education teacher are in a three-way race for two spots on the School Administrative District 49 Board of Directors.

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October 29, 2011

Chaplains hope to build center to help convicts re-enter society

FAIRFIELD -- When he served as a chaplain at the Maine State Prison, the Rev. Stan Moody recalls being horrified that he could not direct departing prisoners to a one-stop resource that would help them re-enter society as productive citizens. On Friday morning, Moody and others gathered for a two-day kickoff event in the hopes of building such a resource called Maine Prison Chaplaincy Corps.
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October 29, 2011

Carrabec students connect with kids in Cameroon

ANSON -- Amanda Pingree's fourth grade class at Carrabec Community School will also use a partnership with Cameroon to provide items like shoes and computers to the Mission School of Hope in Mbang village.
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October 29, 2011

Radiology department earns accreditation

FARMINGTON -- Franklin Memorial Hospital recently was awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology. Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material, ingested by the patient, to diagnose and treat a variety of disease, including many types of cancers, heart disease and other abnormalities within the body.
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October 29, 2011

FARMINGTON DISTRICT COURT

FARMINGTON -- The following cases were closed Aug. 24, 2011, to Sept. 19, 2011, in Farmington District Court.
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October 29, 2011

BIRTHS

WINDSOR -- A daughter, Bella Evangeline Geroux, was born Oct. 11 at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta to Bronia Hardesty and Matthew Geroux of Windsor.