AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta Senior College recently announced that the Fall Curriculum Guide for the new semester is being sent out.
August 2012
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Embden Town Office closing for one week
EMBDEN — The Town Office will be closed next week and will re-open at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21.
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Nomination papers ready in Winslow
WINSLOW — Nomination papers are available in the Town Clerk’s Office for positions of two Town Council members, one for District 2 and one for District 4; two Library Trustees.
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BOOKS: ‘Ripper’ tense and terrifying
The Event Group is the most top-secret organization in the United States. Only the president is authorized to know of its existence. The group works without oversight and has total autonomy. But in “Ripper,” David L. Golemon’s latest thriller to feature the elite team, the Event Group is about to be exposed and destroyed.
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Gawler Family to perform in concert Friday in Belgrade
BELGRADE — The Friends of the Belgrade Public Library will sponsor a concert by the Gawler Family at 7 p.m. Friday at the Belgrade Community Center for All Seasons. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. There will be a 50/50 raffle and refreshments available.
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Farmington 4-H Club to hold fundraiser
FARMINGTON — Giddy-Up & Go 4-H Horse Club will hold a food sale fundraiser From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday to support one of the club’s members who will be going to Eastern States 4-H Horse Show as part of the Maine Equine Team.
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Waterville library announces new hours
WATERVILLE — The Waterville Public Library recently announced that it will be open on Saturdays year-round.
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BOOKS: Drones attack in ‘Kill Decision’
Push a button and an unmanned aerial drone can fly hundreds of miles to hit a specific military target. Sometimes they miss their target by a tiny fraction and the collateral damage results in civilian casualties. Daniel Suarez’s new thriller, “Kill Decision,” asks what would happen if artificial intelligence could acquire a target without any human involvement. Suarez examines this possibility, mixing in hard science to deliver the authenticity necessary for a terrifyingly real scenario.
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BOOKS: Author releases memoir of adoption
Carol Lillieqvist Welsh was adopted at the age of 6 months by what seemed like model parents, but her childhood became harsher and more cruel with each passing year. Thrown out of her house at 16, life became a roller coaster of temporary homes, fleeting relationships, and an unwanted pregnancy. Years after surrendering her child, Carol married and adopted a daughter, yet she never gave up on her search to trace her own roots and find the true meaning of family and identity, as stated in a news release.
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Obscure James M. Cain story published
NEW YORK (AP) — With its scent of sex, booze and despair, James M. Cain’s “Mommy’s a Barfly” should seem familiar to fans of the crime writer.