BINGHAM — Voters at the annual Town Meeting on Monday night agreed to fully fund the Upper Kennebec Valley Ambulance Service for the coming year, in spite of recent financial problems and criminal charges against a former service coordinator.
March 2012
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Man helped woman who had fallen on the ice
I would like to express my appreciation to the man who stopped one recent morning and helped a woman get back on her feet. I had fallen on the ice at the end of my driveway and could not get up. I have artificial hips and an artificial knee, so it is almost impossible for […]
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Waterville man given 7 years for robbery, bomb threat
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man will spend seven years in prison for robbing a bank and making a bomb threat that forced an evacuation of a swath of the city’s downtown.
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Deserving candidates seek offices in Benton
It’s time again for Benton residents to vote for their town officials. The polls open at 9 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Friday. I urge them to vote for two deserving candidates who are running for office: Ryan Liberty for selectman, and Rick Lawrence for treasurer. Both are tireless workers and dedicated supporters of […]
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Morning Sentinel police log: March 7, 2012
FARMINGTON — A 19-year-old man faces multiple charges after admitting he crashed his father’s sport utility vehicle into a utility line off Temple Road and ran off, police said.
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Freedom selectman, Democrat running for state House District 45
FREEDOM — Democrat Brian Jones, 54, has announced his candidacy for the Maine House of Representatives District 45 seat representing Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Palermo, Thorndike, Troy and Unity.
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We should be thankful LePage is doing his job
I confess to having lived in Maine for only six years, but when I first moved here I don’t recall hearing the high-pitched whine from the Republican minority in state government such as the one currently coming from the left. In fact, I think I can recall actual teamwork across the aisle. But that all […]
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Coast Guard wants ice shacks taken off Kennebec
The Coast Guard is asking the public to start removing ice-fishing shacks from the Kennebec River in preparation for ice-breaking operations.
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Obama’s budget proposal is a disaster
They decided to extend the so-called payroll tax cut. Everyone likes a tax cut. It’ll leave about a $100 billion in taxpayer’s pockets that would otherwise fund Social Security. If the headline read, “Social Security Funding Cut” instead of “Tax Cut Extended,” do you think the public would get excited? We all know Social Security […]
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STILL LIFE: Purple frame
Josh Laury welds steel girders in the section where dressing rooms for cast members are being built during renovations for the Waterville Opera House on Monday.