AUGUSTA — ERA Webb Associates seeks donated items for its yard sale set for April 20 and 21.
April 2012
SAD 52 offers ServSafe Certification Course April 17, 19
TURNER — School Administrative District 52 Adult and Community Education, 486 Turner Center Road, will offer a ServSafe Certification Course from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 17 and April 19.
Accused murderer brought back
AUGUSTA — A man charged with murder in the stabbing death last year of his roommate was expected back in Maine Thursday night and in Kennebec County jail today, authorities said.
Navy’s biggest destroyer ever takes shape at BIW
BATH — An enormous, expensive and technology-laden warship that some Navy leaders once tried to kill because of its cost is now viewed as an important part of the Obama administration’s Asia-Pacific strategy, with advanced capabilities that the Navy’s top officer says represent the Navy’s future.
Tax increase unavoidable, Vassalboro officials say
VASSALBORO — A slight tax increase is unavoidable this year, municipal officials say.
Winthrop district bucks staffing trend
WINTHROP — Unlike many Maine schools districts, the district here is looking to add a couple of staffers to its schools this year.
Lawmakers give strong initial OK to budget
Even before the bill was approved, LePage said he would not sign it, stopping short of threatening a veto.
COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Woodbury finds home with UMF
UMaine-Farmington baseball coach Chris Bessey admits he’s still learning as he goes in the recruiting process. But no matter how much experience you have, sometimes you just get lucky.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Loss of Calais may cause LTC scramble
The decision by Calais-Woodland earlier this week to not field a varsity football team in the 2012 season could leave the Little Ten Conference scrambling to adjust its schedule.
BILL NEMITZ: Communist accusation feels a lot like McCarthy era
A few weeks ago, when S. Donald Sussman signed on as 75 percent owner of this newspaper, I resolved to write about his wife, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, only when absolutely necessary.