I do not question the fact that the Waterville area needs more homeless shelter space. What I do question is why this new shelter under construction is sandwiched between two railroad tracks (one on the east side of the building and one on the west side) and a corner of the foundation not 10 feet […]
March 2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LePage takes vacation, while we go without
It is so stupid that the governor has money for a vacation in Jamaica when we go without a lot. We need money for shelter, food for families and more help to get people jobs, and he uses our tax money for a trip. He gave his brother a job, and I don’t think there […]
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Committee recommends print notices stay
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee has rejected a proposal, tucked into the supplemental budget proposed by Gov. Paul LePage, that removes a requirement that the state government publish public notices in newspapers.
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Police, lawyer for Ayla’s family differ on communication issue
WATERVILLE — A police spokesman and a lawyer for two family members of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds are at odds about the level of communication between them.
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Police interview driver from Waterville crash
WATERVILLE — Police have interviewed the driver of an SUV that plowed into several cars at Post Office Square on March 18.
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Waterville man sentenced for exposure
AUGUSTA — A man who served 20 years for murdering his mother will spend three and a half years in prison after he accosted a clerk in an adult bookstore in Waterville last year while wearing only socks and sneakers.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Crosswalks need to be seen to save pedestrians’ lives
The front page of March 22’s Morning Sentinel had the story, “Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by van.” Sgt. Matt Bard said, “the paint on the crosswalks is not visible.” The town of Madison has the same problem. The paint on the crosswalks is no longer visible, not even in front of the junior high. […]
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Parties in war of words over state computer glitch
AUGUSTA — Using rhetoric rarely heard in the State House, Democrats accused the Republican administration of lying and covering up information about malfunctioning human services computers that resulted in 19,000 people erroneously receiving MaineCare.
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Lawmakers practicing medicine without a license
State legislators enacting their own medical opinions, such as limiting Medicaid for methadone to two years, would be laughable, if it weren’t shabby. Powers McGuire Augusta
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Newspaper’s citizen-investor walks a fine line
Can a donor with such prominent political ties make it work? Experts say he can if the journalism – done ‘without fear or favor’ – comes first.