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January 1, 2012

Firefighters helped out on a cold, windy night

We would like to thank the West Gardiner Fire Department for the help the firefighters gave us recently when we had the misfortune of having a chimney fire at our house. They were very professional and had the fire out in no time. I have belonged to area fire departments, and I know what it […]
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January 1, 2012

Polar Bear Plunge benefits Maine group

PORTLAND -- A steel gray sky spitting sleet and rain, and temperatures hovering near freezing made the icy waters off East End Beach on Saturday look like the last place any sane person would venture.
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January 1, 2012

J.P. DEVINE: Miscellaneous thoughts to end the year

It's here. 2011 is passing into history. So I've been going through this stack of year's end magazines to see how everyone famous feels about it.
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January 1, 2012

TOP 10 SPORTS STORIES OF 2011: Collapse of Kennebec Ice Arena top list

K.C. Johnson recalls the time and date -- March 2, 2:05 p.m. -- but not much else that happened the day the roof of the Kennebec Ice Arena collapsed late last winter.
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January 1, 2012

BILL NEMITZ: Bless them all, but don’t forget what happened

If ever there was a window into the state of the modern-day Roman Catholic Church, it's my inbox. Over the past few days, I’ve received three emails having to do with the faith in which I grew up, back when daily Mass attracted a crowd, all five Sunday Masses were packed and a nun in full habit presided over every classroom.

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January 1, 2012

NHL: Bruins fall behind early, lose to Stars

DALLAS (AP) — Michael Ryder and Loui Eriksson scored power-play goals in the first period, and the Dallas Stars ended the Boston Bruins’ seven-game winning streak, beating the defending Stanley Cup champions 4-2 on Saturday night.
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January 1, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Precarious perch

Standing out on a limb with safety ropes and a chain saw, Jason Fitch of J & L Tree Co. prepares to cut limbs recently from a giant silver maple that could have fallen on a home on Upper Main Street in Waterville.
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January 1, 2012

Icy weather contributor in Fairfield crash

FAIRFIELD -- Icy weather was a contributing factor in an accident Saturday that injured three people, tore a car in half and closed U.S. Route 201 for four hours.
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January 1, 2012

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Grandson a chip off Shiro block

It's been a pretty rough year for Ted Shiro, the former Waterville High School and Colby College athlete who is now well into his ninth decade.
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January 1, 2012

Polar b-b-bears t-t-take the plunge

PORTLAND -- A steel gray sky spitting sleet and rain and temperatures hovering near freezing made the icy waters off East End Beach on Saturday look like the last place any sane person would venture.