PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David and Fern Bouchard of Pittsfield, Mass., formerly of Augusta, Maine, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 4, 2011.
October 2011
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Clinton, Fairfield differ on how to fix crossings
CLINTON — What does it take to get Pan Am Railways to fix a crumbling, pot-hole-ridden railroad crossing in central Maine?
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ANNIE: Family responsibilities cause couple to drift from old friends
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been friends with “Ed and Bonnie” for many years. We were in each other’s weddings, our kids are the same age, we have taken vacations together, and on and on.
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‘Whistleblower’Dances in the dark
This season, in the land of children’s books, there be giants and dragons, wimps and blue horses.
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Smaller cities tighten belts
WATERVILLE — While larger cities statewide shed dozens of government workers during the recession, many medium-sized communities avoided mass layoffs by taking drastic measures to cut government spending.
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Child’s latest details how Reacher became drifter
Readers of the popular Jack Reacher thrillers have faced from the start the perplexing question of why the protagonist ended a 13-year career with the military police to begin a new life as a problem-solving drifter who dispenses justice in a brutally effective manner.
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Harris,Pelotte
WINSLOW — Raymond Harris of Winslow and Amy and Miguel Govea of Vassalboro have announced the engagement of their daughter, Katherine E. Harris to Matthew J. Pelotte, son of Raymond and Barbara Pelotte of Waterville.
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HARLAN: Mom is shocked and disappointed to find daughter is smoking pot
I found out that my daughter, who has been at college for less than one month, has started smoking pot. This from a girl who has always been strongly opposed to drug use. She is hanging out with a bunch of kids who smoke. I am shocked by her behavior. We talked at length about my expectations for her before she went away. I am paying for her private-school education at great personal sacrifice. Many employers make random drug testing a requirement to continue working. I am thinking of requiring her to submit to random drug tests or forfeit my financial support. What do you think?
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LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT? You must be in the Peaveys’ corn maze
CORINNA — For the audience of “American Loggers,” the Pelletier family is synonymous with the North Maine Woods.
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Dirt racing: ‘It’s just a fun, redneck thing’
SKOWHEGAN — “Give me a Saturday night my baby by my side … Old dirt road and I’ll be just fine … A simple life and I’ll be okay … Here in small town USA …”