FAIRFIELD — Alex Chesley had two RBIs as Post 14 of Fairfield scored for times in the sixth inning to beat Libby-Mitchell of Scarborough 4-3 to win the best of three series 2-1 in the Junior Legion baseball tournament Monday.
August 2012
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Maine Sikhs say many are ignorant about their religion
As a girl in New Delhi, Sabina Freedman grew up with the Sikh tradition of langar, the community meal open to anyone in the city regardless of religion, caste status, wealth or lack thereof. It was a lesson in equality, with the diners all sitting cross-legged on the ground, but also in humility for a girl from a privileged background.
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Beardsley: I didn’t totally ban alleged abuser from campus
Former Husson University president William Beardsley acknowledged Monday that he did not categorically ban the Rev. Robert Carlson from campus after the chaplain abruptly resigned in 2006.
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Facts about Sikhism
NEW DELHI — The Sikh faith has roughly 27 million followers worldwide, and the vast majority live in India. Here are some answers about the religion and its history.
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Obama signs Michaud’s bill to help veterans’ homes
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law legislation that aims to address a federal funding problem involving veterans’ homes, including those in Augusta and elsewhere in Maine.
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Former Husson president Beardsley says Rev. Carlson wasn’t banned from campus
Rev. Robert Carlson, who committed suicide in November, a day after he learned that Maine State Police were investigating claims that he had sexually abused a minor, continued to attend Husson activities for at least four years after William Beardsley said he advised the minister that he shouldn’t be on campus.
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Winslow police station construction shut down for lack of permit
Assistant Fire Marshal Rich McCarthy said his office hadn’t received a permit application for the project until Monday, three days after the work stoppage. Construction at the site began last month and is scheduled to end in November.
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Two boys charged with stealing Waterville lawnmower, setting it on fire
WATERVILLE — Two boys were charged Monday with theft and arson for allegedly stealing a lawnmower and setting it on fire July 27 off Silver Street.
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Quilt show to benefit historic Readfield meeting house
READFIELD — Marilyn Wadleigh Bean, of Vienna, was grateful for the quilt her mother and grandmother made for her in the 1940s.
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Gatsby lawn party Saturday at UMF
FARMINGTON — In the spirit of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” a classic tale of the roaring twenties, the Emery Community Arts Center will present “Gatsby!” a lawn party and jazz event at 7 p.m., Saturday at the University of Maine at Farmington.