First-year Gardiner Area High School girls basketball assistant coach Ginger Shaw wasn’t sure what to make of senior Jenna Moore the first day of practice last fall.
March 2012
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Van pool riders ask DOT to extend service
Disgruntled riders of the state-run van pools have asked the Maine Department of Transportation commissioner for a year-long extension of the service, which is slated to end in May.
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Board chooses vent company
BELGRADE — Select board members have chosen a Waterville company with a low bid of $13,753 to insulate and vent the Community Center for All Seasons roof.
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SNAPSHOT: On the beam
Peter Vandenbusche, of Bret Steel, welds a beam Wednesday for the new office building under construction at Commerce Drive in Augusta. “Once they get the steel up, it’s really going to take shape,” Opechee Construction Corp. project manager Jeff Daigneault said of the four-story building. The 110,000-square-foot structure will house the Maine Revenue Service and Office of Information Technology. Opechee is erecting the building, scheduled for completion by this fall, and will also manage the location.
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Center lists bridge, cribbage winners
HALLOWELL — Spectrum Generations, the William S. Cohen Community Center, has announced its recent bridge and cribbage winners.
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New dental care level discussed
AUGUSTA — A proposal to add a less expensive level of dental care in the state, and whether it would have a negative impact on both Maine’s residents and the economy, was discussed at a forum Wednesday.
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Saudia Arabia makes up for any lack in Iranian oil
How can there be an oil shortage when America has been and is exporting oil? If you don’t believe me, just ask Rush Limbaugh on WEIB. Back in 1973, we experienced the so-called “oil embargo.” My wife’s cousin, who was a Marine Maritime graduate, told her that when he captained an oil tanker during that […]
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Ex-teacher sentenced in child porn
AUGUSTA — A former teacher at Monmouth Middle School pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of sexually explicit materials and theft of a school laptop that contained photographs of nude children, though none who were local.
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As a model, Hall-Dale doesn’t make the grade
As a mother of a fifth grader, I am concerned that Hall-Dale is being considered as a model for education reform, “Parents Concerned about Standards Based Grading” (Feb. 27). Because Hall-Dale’s standards-based plan has been implemented and “reset” three times in three years with no evaluation plan, I have looked data collected by the state […]
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Photo of robin reminds reader of Wyeth painting
Andy Molloy’s photo of the robin with a berry in the March 5 edition was breathtaking. This particular photo reminds me of the intricate work found in a Wyeth painting, the more you look at it, the more you see in it. Andy, keep sharing; we need these bright spots in our busy lives. Betty […]