AUGUSTA — Administrators at the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office are organizing volunteers to take the county’s inmate garden programs to new heights even as they celebrate one of the more successful growing seasons in the program’s history.
December 2011
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Budget cuts might hit elderly hardest
AUGUSTA — Jean Greenleaf of Winthrop gets help from the state each month to pay for her prescription drugs.
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Hallowell council to discuss fireworks, pipeline
HALLOWELL — The City Council on Monday will take up a pair of issues that several other communities have been debating: fireworks and natural gas.
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Manchester man wins bank’s highest philanthropy prize
A Manchester man representing Kennebec Land Trust recently landed $10,000 for the organization after winning the highest award from Bank of Maine’s Focus on Philanthropy event.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Waterville steps up in 4th to beat MCI
WATERVILLE — Maine Central Institute’s scouting report entering Friday night’s game with Waterville said that MCI should try to keep the ball away from Waterville point guard Colleen O’Donnell. In the fourth quarter, the job was made much easier for the Huskies because O’Donnell was on the bench with four fouls.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Raiders start hot, beat Warriors
WINSLOW — The Winslow High School boys basketball team used a hot start and a strong finish to take a 66-58 win over Nokomis on Friday night, giving new head coach Jared Browne a victory in his first game on the Black Raiders’ bench.
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Johnson paces Beavers in men’s basketball
HENNIKER, N.H. — The University of Maine at Farmington outscored New England College by 14 points over the final 3 minutes, 54 seconds to take a 92-77 win in men’s college basketball action Friday night.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Bulldogs win as Kane scores 31
BETHEL — Austin Kane hit eight 3-pointers and scored a game-high 31 points as the Madison boys basketball team beat Telstar 69-66 in the Mountain Valley Conference season-opener for both teams Friday night.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lawrence opens by beating Brewer
BREWER — Danielle Spauling scored 12 points and Brianna Soucy added eight as the Lawrence High School girls basketball team earned a 48-45 win over Brewer in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A opener for both teams Friday night.
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World record for ugly sweaters could be set in Wells
Ugly holiday sweater parties have been popping up all over the place in the last few years.