WATERVILLE — Police are skeptical but not ruling out the possibility that a call to them 14 minutes before the robbery of a Rite Aid pharmacy Tuesday morning was a diversion.
August 2012
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Afghanistan: America’s forgotten war just won’t end
KABUL, Afghanistan — It was once President Barack Obama’s “war of necessity.” Now, it’s America’s forgotten war.
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Posted inPolitics, Senate
Akin defiant as calls for him to quit Senate race escalate
After two days of apologizing, he grew angry and let a deadline pass for an easy withdrawal.
Posted inPolitics, Senate
Bill Nemitz: Recipe for junk news calls for a grain of salt
Today we examine the art of cooking up your own junk news. Not familiar with it? Check out Maine’s U.S. Senate race . . .
Posted inSports
Living and giving
ORONO — Paul Mitchell glanced over his shoulder. For a moment he looked like a youngster sneaking a peek at something too fabulous to comprehend.
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Waterville police station plans gaining momentum
Final test borings will be done today on the Colby Circle site where the city plans to build a police station, City Manager Michael Roy told city councilors Tuesday.
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NEMITZ: The art of cooking up junk news
Today we examine the art of cooking up your own junk news.
Posted inNews
Morning Sentinel police and arrests log: Aug. 22, 2012
IN CHINA, Monday, at 1:52 p.m., reported criminal mischief was investigated on Pleasant View Ridge Road.
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Dead River confirms trucks pulled from Whittier Road because of worsening erosion
The company’s Farmington district manager made the call to keep trucks off the endangered road.
Posted inOpinion
GEORGE SMITH: Must the mail go through?
What would I do without the United States Postal Service? Today’s mail brought me an offer of “big savings” with Geico insurance, a plea for money from Maine Public Broadcasting, a (depressing) chance to join AARP (including a membership card and the promise of a free insulated travel bag), an L.L. Bean promotion, a 2012 Maine Tree Survey from the Arbor Day Foundation, and a card from Michelle Obama with a beautiful full color photo of the First Family.