WATERVILLE — A man wearing only his underpants was arrested late Thursday after police found him inside a dentist’s office.
March 2012
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ALLEN AFIELD: Open-waterfishing hit or miss this time of year
In March, friends call or stop at my home to tell stories about early open-water fishing adventures in flowing waters in the bottom third of the state, and the up-to-date news fascinates me big time. It also spurs me to get on the water.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LURC change would give more local control
I read with interest and some trepidation, the column headlined, “County government has outlived its usefulness, why expand it?” by George Smith in the Feb. 15 newspaper.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Domestic violence bill might help stem the tide
Domestic violence is a serious and costly problem that hurts us all. Roughly half of Maine’s homicides each year are lethal incidents of domestic violence. Annually, more than 5,000 domestic assaults are reported to law enforcement agencies in Maine, but since it is an under-reported crime, the actual number of individuals affected is probably much […]
Posted inNews
Bellavance sentencing moves forward
AUGUSTA — The man convicted of burning down the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro will be sentenced later this month.
Posted inOpinion
Photo IDs required in many instances
What’s all the fuss about a photo ID for someone to vote?
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Papers make things clear by taking Sussman’s $4M
After learning that Donald Sussman, husband of Chellie Pingree, our U.S. congresswoman, has invested $4 million in your paper, I felt a spiritual calm come over me. No longer will I question if your staff writers slant the news or wonder why many of your opinions, editorial cartoons and Bill Nemitz’s opinions on the front […]
Posted inNews
Winslow senior wins $20,000 scholarship
WINSLOW — When Sydney Crogan was in the sixth grade, she met adversity face to face and vowed not to let it direct the course of her life.
Posted inNews
Mentors looking for more volunteers
A Manchester church’s effort to mentor released state prisoners has caught the attention of other organizations devoted to helping the former inmates adjust to life outside a cell block.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
High Medicaid rate because Maine is ‘oldest’
The Feb. 21 newspaper ran a story headlined “State’s Medicaid rates fifth in nation” by Clarke Canfield of the Associated Press. The article lamented that Maine had the nation’s fifth-highest Medicaid rate, and that our Medicaid expenses per year were 61 percent higher than the national average. The author didn’t mention that Maine is also […]