FARMINGTON — The following cases, listed alphabetically A-K, were closed from Jan. 16, 2012, to Feb. 15, 2012, in Farmington District Court.
April 2012
AMY CALDER: A clear memory of youth
As April vacation comes around, I think about when I was a kid, champing at the bit to get out of school.
Candidates for state legislature
The following candidates are seeking to represent central Maine communities in the state Senate and House of Representatives. Primary elections on June 12 will determine Democratic and Republican nominees in contested races, who will then appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
Local organizations awarded grants
FAIRFIELD — The following local organizations recently received Plum Creek Foundation grants, which are awarded quarterly:
Family requests support for Gardiner native vet
Local relatives of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills, severely injured in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan on Tuesday, want people to send him greetings via a Facebook page for his 25th birthday today.
Days from retirement, police chief killed
GREENLAND, N.H. — Michael Maloney was only a few days from retirement as chief of a small-town New Hampshire police department. After more than a quarter-century in law enforcement, he was eager to begin the next chapter of his life.
M.D. HARMON: Tax changes coming for Maine, US, and they won’t be pretty
There’s a hurricane on the horizon for national tax rates, but before discussing it, let’s look at a bit of sun breaking through the clouds for Mainers.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Memorial to Ike
Second-guessing the design of the nation’s memorials is as American as the iconic figures they honor.
Pittsfield manager to recommend town pay $31,000 to repair bad roads
PITTSFIELD — Town Manager Kathryn Ruth will recommend that the town spend $31,000 to upgrade Sibley Pond, Hussey, Wilson and Taylor roads during Tuesday’s Town Council meeting.
OUTDOORS: April is great for outdoor adventures
April activities in Maine vary with each outdoor adventurer, but five options attract myriad participants — fishing, picking fiddleheads, digging dandelion, hiking and bicycling.