RICHMOND — Selectmen meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Town Office to consider a proposed contract for ambulance services for the town.
June 2012
Windsor asphalt operation shuts down
WINDSOR — There will be no asphalt made at the newest site of R.C. & Sons Paving. The company has halted all its operations.
NHL: Kings win 1st Stanley Cup
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings’ 45-year Stanley Cup quest ended in a triumphant flourish of blood, sweat and power-play goals. After missing two chances to claim the title last week, the long-suffering Kings are NHL champions for the first time.
Morning Sentinel police log: June 12, 2012
IN ALBION, Saturday at 6:25 p.m., reported suspicious activity was investigated on Abbott Road.
MLB: Marlins top Beckett, Red Sox
MIAMI (AP) — Balmy sea breeze is just what the Miami Marlins needed to snap their slump and beat Josh Beckett.
Maine holds off on insurance exchange for ruling
Even with the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in doubt, many states are positioning themselves to be ready with at least one provision of the federal law: setting up insurance exchanges.
Winslow takes step toward new track
WINSLOW — Town councilors unanimously approved the first reading of a resolution to borrow up to $200,000 to reconstruct the Winslow Municipal Track.
Lobster council wants better ads
Buoyed by the success of food and drink advertising campaigns such as “Got Milk?,” the state Lobster Advisory Council wants Maine’s lobster industry to spend $3 million boost sales and market prices.
Demolition begins on Penobscot River dam
INDIAN ISLAND — Bill Townsend is an old man now, at 84, but steady enough on his feet to walk down the muddy bank of the Penobscot River and watch as excavators smashed the defunct concrete fishway of the Great Works Dam.
Skowhegan voters approve fire, police road funds
SKOWHEGAN — Residents in early voting at Monday’s annual Town Meeting agreed to spend $1,078,945 for the Police Department, $716,151 for the Fire Department, $796,204 for solid waste management, $884,00 for debt retirement, and a total of $1.25 million for summer roads, winter roads and vehicle maintenance.