MADISON — Madison nomination papers for a three-year term as trustee on the Anson Madison Water District are available. Papers are available Monday-Friday at the Town Office.
August 2012
Posted inCommunity
Colby constructing storage warehouse
WATERVILLE — Colby College recently announced the construction of a 25,000-square-foot storage warehouse on college-owned property on Washington Street. The building will provide climate-controlled space for long-term storage, freeing up space on campus to meet other needs, according to a news release. Colby selected Ouellet Associates Inc. as the design/build contractor for the project. Site work began in July and it is expected to be completed by spring.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
READER OPINION: If only we would open our minds just a little
I once had a bumper sticker that read, “Our minds are like parachutes, they only function when they’re open!”
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
READER OPINION: Voters in key states, special interests elect presidents
The definition of a democracy is “the majority rules.” In my 75 years I have never seen this happen.
Posted inNews
Morning Sentinel police log: Aug. 14, 2012
BANGOR — A Rockwood man was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison Friday for unlawfully possessing a firearm while using illegal drugs. Jerome Gordon Richards, 27, was also fined $2,000 and was sentenced to three years of supervised release by Chief Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. in U.S. District Court in Bangor.
Posted inNews
Skowhegan could get bond money by 2015
SKOWHEGAN — Gov. Paul LePage has agreed to release voter-approved bonds for a downtown improvement project, but the money may not reach town coffers for another three years.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Park designation fitting for development of bomb
The Manhattan Project — the U.S. government’s wartime push to develop an atomic bomb — ranks among the most significant chapters in the history of the American Century.
Posted inNews
Whooping cough spreads
SKOWHEGAN — The number of cases of the highly contagious disease whooping cough continues to rise statewide — as do the ages of those affected.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
READER OPION: With sadness, man decides to return Eagle award
I was first introduced to the Boy Scouts by my grandfather, who had been a Scout Master and, after many years of dedicated service, received the Beaver Award, the highest award th organization grant. My uncle also had given many years as an assistant leader.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
READER OPINION:Unscientific study’s data gleaned from personal ads
Both sides of the debate about gay marriage are extremely vocal in their support or opposition of this topic, so it’s difficult to get any unbiased opinion or data supporting either side.