WATERVILLE — The Waterville non-sanctioned bridge club winners on Thursday were: Jack Lauderbaugh and Kay Besteman, Mike Gosseline and Claudette McNeil, Betty Perry and Joanne Williams, Patricia Kick and Lucien Veilleux, Charles Gagnon and Dollis Besier, Connie Fedorovich and Paul Leberman.
June 2012
Morning Sentinel police log: June 9, 2012
IN ALBION, Thursday at 8:27 p.m., a verbal warning was issued after a complaint on Knights Road.
Sidney residents to partake in walk
SIDNEY — Erika Russell and her daughter Ashley Russell, both of Sidney, will be walk in the Susan G. Komen three-day, 60-mile walk in Boston July 27-29 to raise money for breast cancer.
Waterville District Court: May 21-25, 2012
WATERVILLE — The following cases, listed alphabetically A-P, were closed from May 21 to May 25, 2012, in Waterville District Court.
Flag Day ceremony planned in Waterville
WATERVILLE — A Flag Day ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial Road. The public is invited.
Protesters see threat to freedom in health care law
AUGUSTA — Gerry Pellerin joined a rally in front of the Muskie Federal Building Friday to protest a federal rule that exempts churches from a mandatory health insurance coverage for contraceptives, but covers other religious organizations that don’t rely solely on members of the religion as employees, such as schools and hospitals.
ALLEN AFIELD: Experience, books create skilled amateur naturalists
While bicycling one recent morning, I stopped at a convenience store to buy more Vitaminwater to get me home, and a quick conversation with three men in the parking lot started me thinking — once again — about the long road to becoming a knowledgeable amateur naturalist.
Hey, local veterinarians: how about senior discount?
A lot of senior citizens have only their pets for company. Because of high veterinary prices, however, many have been forced to give up their pets (or not get one at all). I have an idea, even a plea, for local veterinarians: Why can’t they have a senior citizens’ discount or some other sort of […]
HOCKEY NOTES: Messalonskee goalie to play juniors
Messalonskee senior goalie Nate DelGiudice will play for the upstart Lake George Fighting Spirit in the new Northern States Junior Hockey League.Messalonskee senior goalie Nate DelGiudice will play for the upstart Lake George Fighting Spirit in the new Northern States Junior Hockey League.
COMMENTARY: Break up the big banks, once and for all
Two years ago — after the worst financial crisis in more than a half-century — one-third of the Senate proclaimed that “too big to fail” is simply too big.