A propane heater may have caused a fire that destroyed a one-story home, displacing a mother and daughter who were away when the fire broke out.
December 2011
Posted inSports
MORNING SENTINEL FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dexter excells in all parts of the game for Messalonskee
No player in the Pine Tree Conference Class A, and arguably the state, did more for his team in all three phases of the game than Sam Dexter. That is why Dexter is the Morning Sentinel Football Player of the Year.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Don’t ask lung cancer patients if they smoked
I have a request for Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which was November: Please don’t ask us if we smoked. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer, and it is the second leading cause of death for women, heart disease being No. 1. More than 65 percent of all people newly diagnosed with […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Domestic manufacturing not easy, but is rewarding
As an owner of a domestic manufacturing company, I would like to applaud George Smith (Nov. 9 column) for searching for locally made products, and assure him that textile manufacturing in Maine is re-inventing itself and is definitely worth a closer look. At Sea Bags, we take Made in Maine seriously and have made it […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Mass. drivers better than Mainers? Not!
Boston is the birthplace of the American Revolution. Along with neighboring Cambridge, it is home to some of the nation’s leading research universities and teaching hospitals. It’s where the Red Sox play their home games.
Posted inNews
Area resident reflects on Miss Maine USA Pageant
CHINA — A week later, Alison Clair still hadn’t simmered down after what she calls “the craziest weekend of my life.”
Posted inNews
MaineHousing director answers critics
AUGUSTA — The embattled director of MaineHousing says she’s tired of the schoolyard taunts that critics have been hurling at her agency.
Posted inOpinion
REDBLUEAMERICA: Should Congress extend payroll tax break?
Should American workers continue to get a payroll tax break?
Posted inNews
84-year-old says she was strip searched at JFK
“I’m hunched over. I’m in a wheelchair. I weigh under 110 pounds. Do I look like a terrorist?”
Posted inNews
Maine readies for unemployment benefit cutoff
The last week for jobless benefits under the extended benefits program is the week ending Jan. 14.