OAKLAND — An afternoon of brass and big band holiday music is set for Sunday at Messalonskee Performing Arts Center at Messalonskee High School.
December 2011
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL BOYS SOCCER COACH OF THE YEAR: Haskell brought focus on fitness to Hall-Dale program
Andy Haskell hit the ground running after he was hired to coach the Hall-Dale High School boys soccer team.
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Vaccine exemptions below average in Maine, but officials want it lower
AUGUSTA — Three or four families per 100 in Maine opt out of mandatory vaccinations for school-aged children, and state officials are concerned.
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Augusta touts traffic improvements
AUGUSTA — “The issues we’ve dealt with in Augusta have been pretty interesting, if not downright amazing,” Duguay, Augusta’s development director, told a large gathering of transportation specialists during a panel at Thursday’s 61st Maine Transportation Conference at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Appeals likely to delay Portland fireboat accident account
PORTLAND — Appeals of the discipline meted out to a Portland fire captain and a firefighter will likely keep the city’s official account of a costly accident aboard its fireboat under wraps for about a year.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Switching to defense paid off for St. Jean, Eagles
Darrell St. Jean came up through the ranks as an offensive soccer player. By the time he reached the varsity level at Erskine Academy his junior year, coach Phil Hubbard had a different idea.
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US school vaccine exemptions trending upward
ATLANTA — More parents are opting out of school shots for their kids. In eight states now, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren’t getting all the vaccines required for attendance, an Associated Press analysis found.
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Ground broken for South Berwick Roman Catholic Church
SOUTH BERWICK — Shiny shovels tore into damp gravel Wednesday afternoon, breaking ground for a new Roman Catholic church and raising hope for the vitality of the faith in Maine.
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COMMENTARY: China’s slowdown: Good or bad?
Some people see the recent slowdown in the Chinese economy as good news for the United States and other western economies. But those who subscribe to the “misery enjoys company” theory forget that good news for some isn’t necessarily good news for all.
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Lola sparks UMA to win over Unity
UNITY — Jenn Lola scored a game-high 31 points to lead the University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball team to an 80-32 win against Unity College in Yankee small College conference action Thursday night.