Liam Skehan, 6 of Gardiner, paints a window at Lisa’s Legit Burritos on Saturday morning in downtown Gardiner. In addition to the window painting at several downtown businesses, there was a scavenger hunt in which children could find, count and report the number of Easter eggs in storefront displays.
April 2012
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Winslow coach resigns in preseason
WINSLOW — Steve Blood, who coached the Winslow High School softball team for the past three years and was the coach throughout preseason, resigned late last week.
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Ordinance ups likelihood of cable service in Palermo
PALERMO — Selectmen have approved a new cable television ordinance that increases the likelihood of getting cable service in town.
Posted inCelebrations
Deering,Hudson
TROY — Diane and Paul Angelo of Troy have announced the engagement of their daughter, Amy Leigh Deering of Dallas, Texas to Danny Hudson of Orlando, Fla., son of Danny Hudson of Milton, Fla., and Harriet Young of Waycross, Ga.
Posted inLifestyle
Husband saving miles for somebody else
Dear Annie: My husband often must go out of state on business for months at a time. In order for us to be together, he buys me a ticket to join him whenever he accumulates enough frequent flyer miles. Right now, he’s in California. He recently missed my birthday, saying he didn’t have enough mileage to fly me there.
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J.P. DEVINE: Mass transit
Behold this silver-haired devil in the pink and white checked shirt with blue summer blazer and pale-blue tie dotted with pink flamingos and thin titanium-framed violet-tinted shades, all propped up like a corpse in a Western saloon display, still waiting for God. Style is everything, is it not?
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Farm-fresh food ready for Pickup
SKOWHEGAN — The Pickup, a multi-farm community supported agriculture program and retail store, which opened for the season Wednesday, gives local shoppers the opportunity to purchase seasonal farm-fresh food and gives local farmers a new market for their products.
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Autism a growing challenge for schools
Autism is on the rise in the United States. A report published last week by the Centers for Disease Control estimated one out of every 88 children was identified as having a form of autism. The report, using 2008 data, showed an increase of more than 20 percent from two years earlier.
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Filing taxes by deadline always the best option
AUGUSTA — Short on cash, time, or both, with the federal and state income tax filing deadline looming about a week away?
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Unity town office planners to begin Monday
UNITY — A committee charged with coming up with a plan for a new town office will start work Monday.