HALLOWELL — One candidate for city councilor-at-large touts his years of experience in state government, while the other says that as the mother of a young child, she can serve as a voice for families on the City Council.
October 2012
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Defense of Marriage ruling should be upheld
Last week the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York became the second federal appeals court to rule that Congress violated the Constitution when it limited the definition of “marriage” in federal law to the union of a man and a woman.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Farms being left without safety net
For half a century, a bipartisan bargain on agricultural policy worked well to balance the needs of urban and rural areas.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Winslow surprised by top seed
Winslow High School head coach Mike Siviski was pleasantly surprised when his team earned the top spot in the Campbell Conference Class C playoffs. The Black Raiders finished the regular season at 7-1 and tied with Oak Hill in the Crabtree Point standings, but Winslow’s win over Oak Hill gave the Black Raiders the nod.
Posted inNews
Kennebec Ice Arena suing insurance firms over allegely inadequate coverage
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Ice Arena Inc. is suing its insurance companies, claiming the policies were inadequate to deal with the March 2011 collapse and subsequent rebuilding of the Hallowell ice arena.
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Augusta man pleads no contest in assault of 4-year-old
AUGUSTA — A city man pleaded no contest Monday to an assault charge in which a 4-year-old girl was left with a swollen, blackened eye and marks on her neck, according to police.
Posted inNews
China voters to consider legal fees to leave RSU 18
CHINA — Town voters will consider a ballot question Nov. 6 that asks if they want to consider withdrawing from Regional School Unit 18, which covers the towns of Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome and Sidney.
Posted inSports
MLB: Building Tigers a process
DETROIT When Dave Dombrowski took over as Detroit’s team president for the 2002 season, the Tigers immediately lost 106 games. The following year was an even bigger disappointment: a 43-119 mark among the worst in baseball history.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Mt. View falls in prelim
BELFAST — Tyler Baker had three goals as the Belfast boys soccer team shut out Mt. View 3-0 in an Eastern Maine Class B preliminary game Monday afternoon.
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NFL: Pats lead division, have plenty of problems
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The game was just six minutes old and the New England Patriots already were getting booed by their own crowd.