AUGUSTA — With daytime highs in the 90s forecast to run through the weekend as a pair of major festivals get under way in central Maine, emergency responders are putting the word out about how to stay cool.
July 2012
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Old Hallowell Day born in ’67
Plans for the first Old Hallowell Day appeared in the Kennebec Journal on April 8, 1967, with the lead sentence: “The Hallowell Improvement committee met Friday to make plans for Hallowell Days scheduled for July.”
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Bastille Day fest continuing
AUGUSTA — Bastille Day and the area’s French heritage in general will be celebrated today at Pete Gagne Memorial Field on Old Belgrade Road.
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STILL LIFE: Freshwater waves
Wake in the morning has a different meaning for Troy Welch.
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New England delegation seeks flexibility in cod limits
WASHINGTON — Members of New England’s congressional delegation are asking federal regulators for more flexibility in setting cod catch limits for next year as the region’s struggling groundfish industry faces the potential for even more severe cuts.
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Morning Sentinel police log: July 14, 2012
IN CLINTON, Thursday at 11:51 a.m., a theft was investigated on Main Street.
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Banker’s local ties run deep
WATERVILLE — The banker at the center of an international interest rate-fixing scandal originating in Great Britain is the chairman of Colby College’s Board of Trustees, but that’s not all.
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Film fans pack Opera House, cheer festival opening
WATERVILLE — The 15th annual Maine International Film Festival opened Friday night to enthusiastic applause from about 500 people who packed the newly renovated Waterville Opera House.
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NASCAR: Busch wins pole for Loudon race
LOUDON, N.H. — Kyle Busch was the last driver to go in Friday’s Sprint Cup qualifying, and he made the most of the opportunity.
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Morning Sentinel corrections: July 14, 2012
A photo on page A1 Friday accompanying a story about the Maine International Film Festival incorrectly identified the actor in a photo image from the movie “VacationLand.” The actor is Peter Pentz. It was an editing error.