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    April 1, 2012

    Avoiding a repeat

    SKOWHEGAN -- Central Maine is better prepared for pending disasters than officials were 25 years ago, according to Somerset County Emergency Management Director Michael Smith.

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    April 1, 2012

    Dozens attend gathering for Ayla in Fairfield

    FAIRFIELD -- Karen Francis said Ron Reynolds, maternal grandfather of Ayla Bell Reynolds, showed her kindness about a year ago.

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    April 1, 2012

    Rhein,Passmore

    BELGRADE -- Kevin and Pamela Rhein of Belgrade are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nia Rhein, to Andrew Passmore, son of Robert and Yvette Passmore of Hexham, United Kingdom.

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    April 1, 2012
    Clay Buchholz

    TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Swagger is missing in Red Sox Nation

    The Boston Red Sox open the 2012 season on Thursday afternoon in Detroit. They're likely to face reigning American League Cy Young winner and Most Valuable Player Justin Verlander.

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    April 1, 2012

    THEODORA KALIKOW: We need to change educational basics to get better results

    What a good time to be going into education! No joke!

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    April 1, 2012

    Painful birthday approaches

    Ayla Bell Reynolds was born April 4, 2010.

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    April 1, 2012

    This state seems ready to fall on its face

    Where is the state of Maine headed? First, it was a mural hanging in the Department of Labor. That wasted some money. And what were we thinking by passing a law allowing everyone to go out and buy fireworks any time of the year? I cannot wait to see how that turns out. People in […]

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    April 1, 2012

    Searchers solve eight-year mystery for man’s family

    We would like to express our deep appreciation to the searchers, professional and volunteer, for recovering our son and brother, Steve Brandon, on March 24 during the Waterville search for Ayla Reynolds. Though on a different mission at the time, the searchers inadvertently solved a sad eight-year mystery for our family. We have, and always […]

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    April 1, 2012

    BACKGROUND: Unregulated pipelines raise safety concerns

    About 240,000 miles of pipelines ferry oil and natural gas from wells to refineries across the United States. And amid a boom in natural gas, the network continues to grow.

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    April 1, 2012

    Just wait until you need state worker’s assistance

    I am state employee. I can’t wait until you need something from my office. I am a state employee. You froze my pay; you cheer when my pay or benefits are cut. I am a state employee. You hate me if I teach your children; you hate me if I earn enough to live on. […]