FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington recently announced the following April events at the Emery Community Arts Center:
April 2012
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School screening planned in Moscow
MOSCOW — Moscow Elementary School will hold preschool and kindergarten screening and registration tuesday and wednesday for the 2012-13 school year. To attend preschool children must be 4 years old by Oct. 15, 2012. To attend kindergarten children must be 5 years old by Oct. 15, 2012. Screening will take about one hour.
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Ice out contestwinner announced
PHILLIPS — Toothaker Pond was ice free as of 3:53 p.m. Saturday, March 24. Tim Bowen of Avon had the closest prediction, making him the winner of the $360 pot. Bowen gets to keep $180 of that for himself. He has chosen to donate the other half to the Phillips Area Food Pantry.
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Variety show call for acts in Hallowell
HALLOWELL — The Hallowell 250th Anniversary Committee is planning a community variety show for July 12, 13 and 14 to celebrate Hallowell’s 250th birthday. Organizers seek acts, amateur and others, that include songs, skits, dances, monologues or poetry recitation. Auditions dates to be announced. Participation is free and open to the public.
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Skowhegan District Court: Feb. 20-March 2, 2012 (A-G)
SKOWHEGAN — The following cases, listed alphabetically A-G, were closed Feb. 20 to March 2, 2012 in Skowhegan District Court.
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Belgrade, state plans at odds on land sale
BELGRADE — Town officials are hoping the state government hurries up and sells its highway maintenance site on the corner of Cemetery Road and Route 11 so plans for a new town office and fire station can move forward.
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Oakland man charged in robbery backs out on plea deal
BANGOR — An Oakland man who was scheduled to plead guilty to robbing a Skowhegan credit union in 2009, changed his mind Thursday and asked that the case be continued, according to a federal prosecutor.
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LePage signs bill to explore making east-west highway
AUGUSTA — Saying he sees an opportunity for improved commerce between Maine and Canada, Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday signed into law a bill setting aside $300,000 to study the feasibility of a privately funded highway connecting two Canadian provinces through Maine.
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Franklin County Chamber of Commerce to remain despite woes
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Chamber of Commerce members have decided to keep the organization open despite its bleak financial outlook, hoping to find a way to reverse recent drastic declines in membership, a chamber official said.
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Two hospitalized after three-car crash in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD — A seriously injured man was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to a Lewiston hospital after a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. Route 201 and Route 23 on Thursday afternoon.