Crystal White started running about seven years ago to help ease the anxiety attributed to a rare liver disease that inflicted her daughter, Tigerlily.
April 2012
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Pile of ashes ignites New Sharon grass fire
NEW SHARON — A pile of ashes from a wood-burning stove started a grass fire that charred 2 acres before firefighters extinguished the flames Sunday afternoon, a forest ranger said.
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Oakland man arrested twice in three hours
OAKLAND — A 22-year-old Oakland man was arrested twice on assault charges in three hours early Saturday.
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LePage signs bill to expand landfill
NORRIDGEWOCK — The governor has signed a bill to allow the last remaining commercial landfill in Maine to expand.
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Motorcycle registrations,inspections law clarified
This is in response to a letter to the editor from Terry Tiner of Belgrade. It appears that he received misinformation about the new laws regarding motorcycle inspections. I hope that I can clarify this for him. Beginning this year, motorcycle registrations will be phased in and expire in March of each year. For example, […]
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Farmington boy found in friend’s house after 2-hour search
FARMINGTON — After a two-hour search by area emergency responders, police found a 7-year-old boy unharmed and playing alone in a neighbor’s unlocked mobile home Saturday afternoon.
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MIKE TIPPING: Will LePage’s radio interview spur investigation at DHHS?
Last week, Democrats in the Maine Legislature held a press conference denouncing what they said was a cover-up by Mary Mayhew, commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Toilet failure floods Waterville city hall
WATERVILLE — The Police Department’s detective division was flooded over the weekend by a toilet tank that cracked on the first floor of City Hall, sending water gushing through the floor to the basement.
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Collins’ bill gives EPA time, doesn’t gut Clean Air Act
Sen. Susan Collins has always defended the Clean Air Act strongly, the federal law authored by Maine Sen. Ed Muskie. Collins also has made it a priority to reduce the threat of harmful mercury to our people and our wildlife. She recently voted to maintain a rule that will reduce emissions of soot and ozone […]
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Thomas moves back to Ward 4
WATERVILLE — City Councilor Erik Thomas said he has moved back to his ward, avoiding a City Council action that could have declared his seat vacant.