WATERVILLE — Volunteers are wanted to host college-age Chinese students who will be in town Saturday through Saturday, Aug. 4. Students will participate in an English day camp and will need to be dropped off at 8 a.m. and picked up at 5 p.m. at Thomas College.
July 2012
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Waterville’s Intown Arts Fest Saturday
WATERVILLE — The 43rd annual Waterville Intown Arts Fest is set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday on Main Street, which will be closed to traffic starting at 7 a.m.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Why should ratification of ERA have a time limit?
An editorial from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “ERA still needs to be added to Constitution,” reprinted in the newspaper on July 25 discussed ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. I think just three more states are needed for it to become part of the Constitution. Why should there be a time limit? The 27th Amendment, […]
Posted inNews
After three-hour debate, RSU 18 budget approved for referendum vote
OAKLAND — Voters approved a revised budget proposal for RSU 18 during town meeting-style debate Thursday, but it wasn’t easy, and it isn’t over.
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Waterville District Court: July 2-6, 2012
WATERVILLE — The following cases were closed from July 2 to July 6, 2012, in Waterville District Court.
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Farmington District Court: June 1-23, 2012
FARMINGTON — The following cases were closed June 1 to June 23, 2012 in Farmington District Court.
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Morning Sentinel police log and arrests: July 27, 2012
MERCER — Smoking while on oxygen is the cause of a fire overnight Wednesday that critically injured a man, said state officials. Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said 84-year-old Wesley Hewett of Yorkie Lane set himself on fire while smoking in bed. The fire was quickly put out with minor damage to the house. Hewett is being treated at a Boston hospital.
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Maine polio survivor dedicates her life to eradicating the disease worldwide
AUGUSTA — Ann Lee Hussey doesn’t want children born today to have the same childhood memories she has — multiple surgeries, cold hospital rooms, taunting by peers and Easter egg hunts in a wheelchair.
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JOSEPH REISERT: Partisan reactions to candidates show how each side views other
Political campaigns are inherently divisive. To win elections, candidates have to draw contrasts, make themselves look good, and their opponents, bad.
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East-west highway study not good risk for taxpayers
I may be mistaken, but I thought most private enterprises got startup capital from either a loan or private investors. So, in theory the entrepreneur takes risk in order to make financial gain for himself. It is interesting that the east-west highway study will be funded with taxpayer dollars. I’ve heard it said that “now […]