AUGUSTA — A patchwork of pavement passed over by some thousands of vehicles a day on Western Avenue is due for a major reconstruction starting next October and probably not wrapping up until the spring of 2014.
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Local military members recognized
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Benjamin Andrew Farnsworth of Vassalboro, Maine, a 2011 graduate of Gardiner Area High School, has graduated from the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. He has attained the rank of airman and is an aircrew survival equipmentman. He is currently stationed at Naval Air Station at Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Wash.
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Chadwick Hill Cemetery Association to meet July 26
AUGUSTA — Mystery for Hire will perform a murder mystery show, “Show Biz Can Be Murder,” at 7 p.m. July 27 at the Senator Inn and Spa, 284 Western Ave.
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Crash closes U.S. Route 202 in Monmouth
MONMOUTH — An accident that tied up traffic on U.S. Route 202 Friday sent three people to a Lewiston hospital.
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Births: June 23 and 24
AUGUSTA — A daughter, Julianna Marie McInnis, was born June 24 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta campus, to Dee and James McInnis of Somerville.
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Public invited to visit local farms Sunday for Maine Open Farm Day
Farmers across Maine open their operations to the public on Sunday for Open Farm Day. The event is a chance for visitors to learn about farm life and products.
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Litchfield ride, roast helps Augusta couple
LITCHFIELD — Bikers and nonbikers are gathering todayfor a ride and a pig roast to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and an Augusta couple whose two children who have been diagnosed with the disease.
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Mystery for Hire coming to Augusta July 27
AUGUSTA — Mystery for Hire will perform a murder mystery show, “Show Biz Can Be Murder,” at 7 p.m. July 27 at the Senator Inn and Spa, 284 Western Ave.
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MLB: Lafey stifles Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Laffey pitched seven shutout innings and Colby Rasmus drove in two runs, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.