The only thing that either side is talking about in concrete terms — mostly online — is how it’s the other’s fault. While the negotiations and details of the dispute have been kept private, a battle is being waged about public perception.
July 2012
Car seat safety check set for July 20
WATERVILLE — Educare of Central Maine will host a free children’s car seat safety check 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday at 56 Drummond Ave. Parents, grandparents and caregivers can learn to correctly install a car seat, get a car seat inspected, or ask questions. Two certified car-seat safety technicians will provide education and guidance.
Benton selectmen approve 12 percent property tax hike
BENTON — Selectmen approved the biggest property tax rate increase in more than five years Tuesday morning.
Booth set up to benefit Special Olympians
VIENNA — Special Olympics participants are invited to the Special Olympics booth 4-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Egg Festival in Pittsfield.
Morning Sentinel police log: July 18, 2012
IN CLINTON, Monday, at 6:01 p.m., peace was restored in a reported dispute on Silver Street.
Waterville man pleads no contest to sex offenses, sentenced to 22 months in prison
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man was convicted Friday of sexual offenses involving four children over a 12-month period.
LOBSTER BOWL NOTEBOOK: Players hit field in preparation for 23rd Lobster Bowl
HEBRON — One of the constants of the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl’s first 22 years is the friendships made when high school rivalries are set aside. As the teams prepare for Saturday’s 23rd game at Hebron Academy, that’s once again the case.
OUR OPINION: Thurmond Rule lets minority seize the day
The late Strom Thurmond, who once ran for president on a platform of maintaining racial segregation and discriminatory Jim Crow laws, was one of the most divisive figures in American history after the Civil War.
Got three coins for Dick Pierce memorial?
I learned late last year that our friend Dick Pierce passed on Aug. 5, 2011, and, indeed, it was big news and sad news. The obituary was as expected, no doubt boiled down like a good Maine maple syrup to an especially noteworthy amount of accomplishments. But for those who knew Dick, there was so […]
OUR OPINION: New options for cable customers ‘in the dark’ by Time Warner-Channel 8 dispute
A dispute between Time Warner Cable and WMTW-TV (Channel 8) may inconvenience the cable firm’s customers for a time. But it also illustrates the competitive pressures weighing on the industry.