Ellen A. Winchenbach defeated Henry B. Simmons 506-310 in the Republican primary race for House District 50, according to unofficial results.
June 2012
Posted inSports
ROAD RACING: Ackerman giving back with race
Anna Ackerman became interested in running when she was 7 years old, attending nature camp in Augusta.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
‘Flaming feminists’ saved lives when police wouldn’t
In Michael Shepherd’s article, “Shifting the Dialogue about Domestic Violence” in the Kennebec Journal on June 10, R. Christopher Almy, district attorney for Piscataquis and Penobscot counties, commented on those who are working to end domestic violence. He said, “They’re no longer just a bunch of flaming feminists. They’re people who live in our community […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Music teacher proud of Hall-Dale concert band
I am writing to extend my great appreciation to the students of the Hall-Dale High School Concert Band and their hard work, wonderful focus and respectful behavior throughout this past year. It has been an incredible year of working together that culminated into exciting concerts and public performances. At the recent Great East Festival, they […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Demonstrating for freedom to deny others freedom?
I saw the front page picture on June 9 of people standing up for religious freedom. What a noble cause! Then I read the story and found that they were demonstrating for the freedom to deny others the freedom to have certain health care coverage. We do live in strange times. Bill Williamson Jefferson
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Maine employees should be treated with respect
Gov. Paul LePage’s remark about unions costing the citizens of the state of Maine money is hogwash. He seems to want to keep frontline employees in state government and Maine at a poverty level while asking them to carry more financial burdens. He should, instead, try reining in the real expenses and stop picking on […]
Posted inNews
SNAPSHOT: Farmers market
Elysia Cribs, of Broken Acres Farm in Jefferson, chats with a customer at the Augusta Farmers’ Market in the Turnpike Mall on a rainy Wednesday morning. The market is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the parking lot near the corner of Western Avenue and Whitten Road.
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SNAPSHOT: Musical tribute
Paul Bright leads Winthrop Grade School students in a song at the start of the musical tribute to late third grade teacher Bill Giasson, put on by several of his friends who were members of the Downeast Country Music Association. Giasson’s sister and his children spoke to the students and donated one of his guitars to the school before the show started. Giasson, who died in February at age 61, had facilitated the Augusta Kinship Support Group, a group for people raising a relative’s child, for 10 years. That group established a memorial music camp scholarship in his honor for four students.
Posted inLifestyle
‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding’ is a trip back
Let’s work this review the way a food critic would work it. Let’s toss out the salad, so we can spend more time with the entree.
Posted inLifestyle
CURTAIN TIME
THURSDAY, JUNE 14 PORTLAND “Boys Will be Boys,” 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, JUNE 15 PORTLAND “Boys Will be Boys,” 8 p.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 16 PORTLAND “Boys Will be Boys,” 8 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 17 PORTLAND “Boys Will be Boys,” 8 p.m. THURSDAY, JUNE 21 MADISON “9 to 5: The Musical,” 8 p.m. FRIDAY, JUNE 22 MADISON […]