Zoe Goehring weighs peppers Sunday while attending to a customer at the Hallowell farmer’s market in temperatures, with the wind chill, below freezing. The temperature is expected to rise moderately this week with lots of sun, according to forecasts. Goehring and Dalziel Lewis of Dig Deep Farm, in Dresden, were the only vendors at the […]
October 2011
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Halloween treats hazard for dogs
Halloween mischief isn’t solely the province of hobgoblins and ghouls — opportunistic dogs can hardly resist the piles of sweets collected by their families and often deposited within easy reach.
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Converted climate change skeptic may feel some heat
WASHINGTON — A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly.
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Group bringing back historical property’s lost privy
FREEPORT — There was a time when every backyard in Maine had a privy.
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Workshop sessions for small business owners to be offered
GARDINER — Gardiner Main Street and Maine Small Business Development Centers are sponsoring workshop sessions in the next month for small business owners.
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Program helps troubled offenders turn lives around
AUGUSTA — Most defendants in court normally don’t get to hug the judge.
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Proposal for grant less costly
VASSALBORO — Recreation Director Nicole Wasilewski has selectmen’s approval to apply for a grant for improvements at the town ball fields on Bog Road.
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DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA — The following cases closed between Oct. 13 and 26 in Augusta District Court:
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Maine college costs keep rising
AUGUSTA — Increases in college costs continue to outpace inflation and stagnant incomes — in Maine and around the country.
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Annual Kibbles ‘N Bids Auction provides boost
MANCHESTER — People mingled around tables laden with items to be auctioned off at Kennebec Valley Humane Society’s 13th annual Kibbles ‘N Bids Auction held Sunday at the Augusta Country Club.