BURNHAM — A daughter, Anna Elizabeth Whitney, was born May 18 at MaineGeneral in Waterville, to Brian and Hillary Whitney, of Burnham. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 19 inches in length.
July 2012
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Waterville girl changes policy at Seventeen magazine
A 14-year-old Waterville girl has convinced a popular national magazine for teenage girls and young women not to alter photos to make models appear thinner and more blemish-free than they actually are.
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Cash registers, fireworks foes make noise
WINSLOW — In the hours leading up to the Fourth of July, sales of consumer fireworks were skyrocketing. So were complaints.
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Heritage group working to restore Skowhegan schoolhouse
SKOWHEGAN — If you aren’t looking for the Dudley Corner Schoolhouse on U.S Route 2 in Skowhegan, you might drive right by it; but a local group is changing that.
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Obama campaign opens campaign registry
While reading the electronic news recently, I came across an interesting new twist in the game of politics.
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Obama, Romney face test on jobs
WASHINGTON — A majority of economists in the latest Associated Press Economy Survey expect the national unemployment rate to stay above 6 percent — the upper bounds of what’s considered healthy — for at least four more years.
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East-West Corridor subject of truly open discussion
The infomercial-billed-as-a-forum for the East-West Corridor on May 31 was experienced by many as a failure of American democracy and proof of the insidious power of corporations to usurp citizens’ rights to free speech and self-determination.
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RSU 18 should live within its means, not ask for more
Digging deeper into RSU 18’s reckless abandon with our money, we find that in addition to all of ours, the district received a one-time amount of $338,976 from the federal stimulus package (that was our money, too).
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Belgrade Fourth features boat parade
BELGRADE — Seven-year-old Alyssa Crotty waited patiently behind her brightly decorated lemonade stand, ready to quench a passer-by’s thirst for just a quarter, but the weather was less than cooperative. The clouds and a gentle breeze conspired to cool the crowds that streamed up and down Main Street on Wednesday.
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Builder launches surf buster
BATH — A boat-building family best known for its high-end yachts has collaborated with a surfing rescue boat designer to produce vessels that could soon be used for search and rescue or special forces missions in even the roughest conditions.