NORTH ANSON — The Masonic Lodge began its first Bikes for Books program this week in an effort to encourage children to read.
April 2012
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Survivors of Suicide Support Group offered
WATERVILLE — Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a six-week Survivors of Suicide Support Group from 5:30 to 7 p.m. starting Tuesday at the Hospice Community Center, 304 Main St. The group is for adults who have lost a loved one from suicide. Facilitators for the group are Barbara Radziewicz and Jan Osborn.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Did you know US exports more oil than it imports?
Heeding the adage, “The people have a right to know,” I wish to offer the most recent information that this 71-year-old engineer has stumbled upon. It pains me to see the way our political leaders are using the American public for their own selfish ends, by collectively lying to us about the way the Saudis […]
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Veteran asks Oakland council for help in tax issue
OAKLAND — An Air Force veteran, commercial fisherman and cancer survivor who fell behind on taxes on his McGrath Pond camps asked the Town Council to consider giving him some of the proceeds from the sale of the tax-acquired properties.
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Farmington Emblem Club
FARMINGTON — Farmington Emblem Club 460 recently honored the clubs past presidents with a dinner arranged by Club President Kamilla Hall.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Remembering Flood of ’36
I just finished reading facts about the 1987 flood. I also remember very well a very big flood back in 1936, when we lost the Waterville and Winslow bridge. We had large pieces of ice packed against the fence at the Hathaway Shirt factory, and we watched little buildings float down the Kennebec River. Lots […]
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Landowner takes Belgrade’s offer to buy property
BELGRADE — The owner of property next to the community center on Great Pond has accepted the town’s $138,500 offer to buy his two homes on the 1.3-acre parcel.
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Legislative panel leaves union dues bill alone
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee took no action on a controversial labor bill Wednesday, avoiding a recorded vote on a measure that would have removed the requirement that state employees pay a portion of union dues, even if they are not union members.
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Paper used to print articles by local church leaders
A recent letter to the Morning Sentinel, by the Rev. Bill Cripe, reminded readers about a time when the main article on Saturday’s religion page was written by the leaders of local churches, like Cripe. Now, instead of Maine issues, we find syndicated essays about what’s happening in Alabama or California or, in one instance, […]
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Embden pond-side land value debated in Somerset court
SKOWHEGAN — An undeveloped parcel of land on Hancock Pond in Embden was the center of debate in court on Wednesday.