AUGUSTA — Voters in central Maine will be asked to decide 11 legislative primaries on Tuesday as the parties gear up for what promises to be a series of hard-fought races this fall that will determine control of the Legislature.
June 2012
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US Senate race big ticket draw this Tuesday
Voters across the state will head to the polls Tuesday to make decisions ranging from who could be Maine’s next U.S. senator to whether to regulate roosters in the town of Raymond.
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Good Will speaker to urge perseverance
FAIRFIELD — State Rep. Helen Rankin has advice for the inaugural graduates of the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences at Good Will-Hinckley: Never give up.
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Transfer station opt-out slightly raises Kingfield budget
KINGFIELD — Voters at the annual Town Meeting Saturday will be asked to raise about $3,100 more than they did last year.
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Upper Kennebec Valley graduating seniors
BINGHAM — Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School graduating seniors: Jennifer Hovey (valedictorian), Hali McQuilkin (salutatorian), Douglas Brown, Stacey Brown, Caitlin Coldwell, Nicole Fournier, Mikaela Frigon, Matthew Hunnewell, Alyssa Landry, Brooke Mathieu, Ryan Messer, Bailey Miller, Richelle Miller, Ashley Nelson, Tori Pinkham, Shelby Quinlan, Samantha Spaulding, Ashley Turgeon and Caleb Wade.
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Clinton voters consider tax hike
CLINTON — Voters at Town Meeting will decide whether to pursue upgrades for a park, restore road spending and elect two selectmen.
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Uninsured children are fundraiser focus
FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network recently held its sixth annual Champions for Children Men’s Basketball Tournament. The tournament featured seven men’s teams.
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Inland earns top rating in safety survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Inland Hospital was recently honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The grade was calculated under the guidance of The Leapfrog Group’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel using publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors and infections. U.S. hospitals were assigned an A, B, C, D, or F for their safety with A being the best.
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Waterville District Court: May 21-25, 2012 (R-Z)
WATERVILLE — The following cases, listed alphabetically R-Z, were closed from May 21 to May 25, 2012, in Waterville District Court.
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UMF names George J. Mitchell Peace scholar
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington recently announced Chiaping Wen, a UMF senior from Norway, majoring in interdisciplinary studies, with a concentration in international and global studies, was selected as a 2012 George J. Mitchell Peace Scholar. Recently honored at a UMF International and Global Studies celebration, Wen received one of only two single-semester Mitchell Peace Scholarships awarded annually by the University of Maine System.