WATERVILLE — City councilors voted 6-1 Tuesday to approve a tax increment financing district and related development program for a proposed natural gas pipeline.
March 2012
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HIKING: A short hike with grand views
Bauneg Beg Mountain rises inconspicuously above the rural outskirts of North Berwick in York County. Driving to the main trailhead on Fox Farm Hill Road, the mountain and its three peaks aren’t distinguishable until you’re nearly upon them. Perhaps that’s because it is — incredibly — the only mountain in southern Maine without a communications tower.
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SKIING: Spring skiing is near
Just last week, skiers and riders could have used a reminder that although their lawns were bare, Maine’s ski areas were still well covered with snow.
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Morning Sentinel police log: March 8, 2012
IN ATHENS, Tuesday at 8:10 a.m., a civil complaint was taken from Chapman Ridge Road.
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MAINE COMPASS: Police chief thanks community for support in search for Ayla
I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation for the enormous amount of community support that law enforcement officers received during this very difficult and emotional investigation into the disappearance of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds of Waterville.
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Retiring general says Maine Guard still good
AUGUSTA — In his first and last address to the Maine Legislature, Adjutant Gen. John Libby on Wednesday declared the state of the Maine National Guard to be good despite a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Waterville girls track team deserves better coverage
What does the Waterville girls track team need to do to garner front-page coverage? They won the state title, and yet they had no mention on the front page of the paper, not even the front page of the sports page. Instead, they were relegated to a black and white picture on C3 and a […]
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Fire creates big hole in Madison
MADISON — A gaping hole on Main Street is all that is left after fire destroyed a building that housed an antique shop Tuesday night.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Glad council reconsidering Morning Sentinel building
I was pleased to see that the city council has decided to rethink the purchase of the Morning Sentinel building. In these economic times, it would be a better choice, especially since the price has been lowered. It will give the city a very nice police station at a much reduced cost and a better […]
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Town should hold treasurer personally responsible
The uncollected sewer bills in Norridgewock top $30,000, and recording liens on overdue accounts would guarantee payment. That’s why the action is required under the town’s sewer ordinance. The town treasurer, Charlotte Curtis, decided not to file liens on overdue accounts, using the excuse of poor people who have lost their jobs, and therefore shifting […]