PALERMO — A Palermo father and son and two Bucksport brothers died on snowy Route 3 on Sunday afternoon in Maine’s deadliest motor vehicle crash of the year.
December 2011
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People eat, sing, visit at Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner
WATERVILLE — Cooking a Christmas dinner for 1,000 people is no big deal.
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BILL NEMITZ: A homecoming Jackman won’t soon forget
JACKMAN — It started with a Facebook message. When Karla Talpey, the longtime local Boy Scout leader, heard just over a week ago that U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Gilboe would be home for Christmas, she made a beeline for her computer.
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NFL: Some players would still hide concussion
In a series of interviews about head injuries with The Associated Press over the last two weeks, 23 of 44 NFL players — slightly more than half — said they would try to conceal a possible concussion rather than pull themselves out of a game. Some acknowledged they already have. Players also said they should be better protected from their own instincts: More than two-thirds of the group the AP talked to wants independent neurologists on sidelines during games.
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ON MAINE POLITICS: Guns at work remain issue
AUGUSTA — Guns, and whether they can be stored in your vehicle at work, will once again be debated by lawmakers in the upcoming session.
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Bank, vendors split on Associated Grocers money
Eight months after the Gardiner-based Associated Grocers of Maine cooperative closed, vendors and a bank are squabbling over some $3.3 million while former employees say they have not received a penny of severance, vacation or any other benefit from their former employer.
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Public HeadStart forum set for Jan. 18
WATERVILLE — There will be a public meeting with elected officials, or a staff member, to discuss concerns and issues on funding for Early HeadStartHeadStart programs.
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YEAR IN SPORTS: 2011 belong to Bruins
BOSTON — This was the year the Stanley Cup finally got a rolling rally of its own.
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BRIDGE RESULTS
WATERVILLE — The Waterville non-sanctioned bridge club winners on Thursday were: Suzon Morrison and Connie Fedorovich, Mike Gosseline and Claudette McNeil, Lou Veilleux and Patricia Kick, Betty Perry and Judy Jones, Rona Backstrom and Ginny Kelly, Connie Begin and Jimmie Bradeen.
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Alcohol seller training planned in Jackman
JACKMAN — Alcohol seller training for certification of off-premise employees will take place from noon to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Bishop’s Motel on Main Street. Cost is $10 per person.