I am trying to understand some of the things that go on in this state.
April 2012
Posted inNews
Osprey nest removal causes flap
BENTON — When James Simonson saw an osprey nest being displaced Wednesday morning as workers removed a transmission line pole off Gogan Road next to the Sebasticook River, it irritated him.
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Posted inSports
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Summitt steps aside at Tennessee
Pat Summitt, who won more games than anyone in NCAA college basketball history, stepped down Wednesday as coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, less than eight months after revealing she had early-onset dementia.
Posted inUncategorized
OUTDOORS: Swan Island a place to explore
Swan Island offers one of the most beautiful early-season paddling/hiking outings in southern Maine. Easy access onto the Kennebec River from the downtown Richmond boat launch provides a half-mile paddle across to the boat landing on the northwestern end of the island. From there, a vast network of woods roads and trails lead through forest and meadows to the southern end of the island. Deer, coyote and fox are often seen early and late in the day, as well as wild turkeys and a wide variety of songbirds and ducks.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LACROSSE: Dragons dominate Eagles
OAKLAND — Eight different players scored a goal Wednesday morning, helping Brunswick to a 13-3 win over Messalonskee in an Eastern Maine Class A boys lacrosse game.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Cuting vital state aid a slash and burn policy
Our city of Waterville has not fared well since many of the mills shut down.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Obama has been a total failure and needs to go
I see lots of polls lately that say Barack Obama is leading Mitt Romney, and that Maine is a blue state, even though we now have a Republican Legislature and governor.
Posted inNews
Conflicting deadlines for Starks students
STARKS — A letter from the superintendent of School Administrative District 59 to parents of Starks students includes incorrect information on school choice next year, the chairman of the committee that researched withdrawal from the district said Wednesday.
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ASHES IGNITE PHILLIPS FIRE
PHILLIPS — Fire Chief Jim Gould credits a mailman who noticed flames in the woods behind a Reeds Mill Road property Wednesday morning with saving a nearby house and four dogs trapped inside.