GARDINER — Gardiner Area High School, class of 1972, will hold a reunion social at 3 p.m. on Aug. 18 at the Pittston Fairgrounds.
August 2012
Former Sentinel editor named to Maine Press Association Hall of Fame
Ann McGowan, 77, of Pittsfield, was named today as one of two recipients this year. Mary Dodge Brewer, former managing editor of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper also was selected. Both will be inducted during a ceremony in October.
PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Race to get ready
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The final major of the year, and everyone was cramming for their last big exam.
Labor Commissioner Robert Winglass resigns
The administration said Robert Winglass made a commitment to the governor to serve for one to two years.
Ron Paul delegates aim to stay on course for national convention
WASHINGTON — It’s been more than two months since Mitt Romney captured enough delegates to claim — unofficially, at least — the Republican presidential nomination.
Maine man among those returning Eagle Scout medal following Boy Scout’s anti-gay policy announcement
PORTLAND — Austin Smith received his Eagle Scout medal in 1973, when he was a 16-year-old boy living in Columbus, Miss. The award not only capped off a longtime commitment to the Boy Scouts, but it fulfilled a dream of his family.
BOOKS: ‘The Kings of Cool’ new prequel to popular ‘Savages’
BY OLINE H. COGDILL Sun Sentinel THE KINGS OF COOL By Don Winslow Simon & Schuster 320 pages, $25 Don Winslow’s brash 2010 novel “Savages” finally moved this talented author from a cult-like status to the mainstream. Winslow’s 13th novel featured an action-packed plot loaded with fringe characters, brutality and gallows humor that neither glorified […]
Titcomb House museum hours listed
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Historical Society recently announced open-house hours of the Titcomb House museum, located on the corner of High and Academy streets.
BOOKS: ‘Bloodline’ is filled with action and thrills
Cutting-edge science and political intrigue are mixed with action and thrills in “Bloodline,” the latest Sigma Force novel from James Rollins.