WATERVILLE — Police said Tuesday that they investigated a report they received Saturday night of sex offenses at Lakewood Continuing Care Center on Kennedy Memorial Drive, and they have determined it was unfounded.
October 2011
China comprehensive plan review to continue at meeting tonight
CHINA — Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee members plan to continue reviewing overall comments on the draft ordinances they have been revising at tonight’s meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the Town Office meeting room.
If DNA could prove innocence, it should be used
Something is very, very wrong with our judicial system when DNA testing that could be used to solve a 31-year-old murder case is not used. This would be a fantastic use of science and technology. Why can’t this technology be used to free Dennis Dechaine if it shows he is innocent? When there is any […]
Skowhegan treasurer not ready for audit; town paying
SKOWHEGAN — For the second year in a row, the town treasurer has not been ready for the annual audit of town finances; and it is costing taxpayers money.
Friends: Victim ‘was terrified’
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In the months before his death, David Glasser had turned into a nervous wreck.
Time Warner digital box conversion anti-consumer
Digital Cable Conversion is completely anti-consumer. They can cut service costs, forgo capacity upgrades and charge indefinitely per device, leaving consumers with inconveniences, obstacles and surcharges. Time Warner Cable staff said the digital cable adapters (DCA) are mandatory, for everything, unless you have a digital cable box per device. HDTVs with digital tuner do not […]
COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Defense carrying Beavers
The University of Maine at Farmington field hockey team is relying heavily on its defense right now. The Beavers have three shutouts, and have allowed only eight goals in eight games, but carry just a 4-4 record in to this afternoon’s home game with Thomas College.
OUR OPINION: Unemployment bigger problem than fraud
Gov. Paul LePage used his weekly radio address Saturday to decry abuse of Maine’s system for providing unemployment benefits and vowed a crackdown on cheaters.
Snowe, Michaud central figures in trade debates
WASHINGTON — On Monday, it was Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine taking to the Senate floor to make the case for a bill aimed at penalizing China for undervaluing its currency.
Skowhegan should raise funds to raze 4th eyesore
I was very happy to see in a recent Morning Sentinel that the three buildings in Skowhegan on the corner of Madison Avenue and Commercial Street have been purchased and eventually will be taken down and a park put in their place. Now we need to have an individual come forward and purchase the former […]