IN BELGRADE, Thursday at 11:24 a.m., criminal mischief was investigated at Maurice Childs Construction on Oakland Road.
September 2012
Posted inNews
Anti-Islam film ignites violent protests around world
CAIRO — Fury over an anti-Islam film spread across the Muslim world Friday, with deadly clashes near Western embassies in Tunisia and Sudan, an American fast-food restaurant set ablaze in Lebanon, and international peacekeepers attacked in the Sinai despite an appeal for calm from Egypt’s Islamist president.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Mass. town misfires in plastic bottle war
Woe to the thirsty of Concord, Mass. Under a bylaw born of convoluted reasoning, a person who heads into a store in that town for some hydration will be able to buy a plastic bottle of soda, but not a similar bottle of what dietitians say should be the drink of choice: water.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Definition of marriage must not be tampered with
I take issue with Frank O’Hara’s remarks concerning the diocesan marriage forums that appeared in the Kennebec Journal article, “Diocese starts marriage defense plans” (Sept. 6).
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
A new class — a real upper class — is developing
I agree with those who speak about the importance of the middle class. I also hope the middle class some day can consist of folks who have to scrape a little less than they have to now.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Pouliot wants to bring good-paying jobs to Maine
I am writing in support of Matt Pouliot, who is running to represent Augusta’s District 57 in the House of Representatives.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
It’s time someone repaired railroad crossing
I don’t make a habit of complaining, but summer is over, and I have been waiting since spring to see repairs to the Main Street railroad crossing.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Drive Out Cancer event of Cony, GAHS succeeded
I would like to thank area residents for their generosity and support of the annual Drive Out Cancer event that took place between Cony and Gardiner high schools. In August, the 2012 Relay For Life’s publicity committee stood with the Augusta and Gardiner communities to Drive Out Cancer by sharing how money raised at Relay For Life supports the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Newspaper’s coverage should be more objective
Wouldn’t it be enlightening to open a daily newspaper and find that your journalists and editors could give their readers an unbiased view of the news?
Posted inSports
NHL: Lockout getting closer as sides have contact, but no talks
NEW YORK — The NHL seemed headed for another lockout Friday as neither team owners nor players showed interest in getting back to contract negotiations a day before the old labor deal was set to expire.