The Skowhegan Area High School and Mt. Blue High School girls basketball teams played one of the best games of the 2012 state tournament, so it’s only fitting the old rivals open the 2012-13 season in a rematch.
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MLB: Big names unsigned, others forced to wait
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As baseball’s new Mr. Moneybags, Ned Colletti gets mentioned when almost any free agent is discussed this offseason.
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MLB: Red Sox agree to deal with reliever
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Reliever Koji Uehara has reached an agreement with the Boston Red Sox, pending a physical.
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UMAINE NOTEBOOK: Young Maine heads to Portland
PORTLAND — Her teammates kept butchering the pronunciation of her first name, so Michal (not like Kevin McHale, more like mik-HAL, but with slight roll of the uvula, if that’s even possible) now answers to something simpler.
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Shannon named a Purpose Prize Fellow
BELGRADE — Encore.org recently announced that Maggie Shannon of Belgrade is a 2012 Purpose Prize fellow.
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Lisherness completes 8-week basic training
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air Force Airman 1st class Matthew P. Lisherness recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
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United Way volunteers recognizedMultiple programs offer help to Franklin County residents in need
FARMINGTON — Volunteers and programs at the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area were recently recognized in Greater Franklin County.
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Survivors of Suicide support group offered
SKOWHEGAN — Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County will offer a safe place for survivors, families and loved ones of suicide victims, to share their loss with those with similar experiences. The group, open to all adult survivors, will meet for eight weeks from 12:30 to 2 p.m. starting Friday, Dec. 14.
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Warming center open in Waterville
WATERVILLE — The Waterville Area Warming Center recently opened to those looking for a warm space during a weekend of cold weather. The Center, which is now open 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, provides a warm, comfortable place for people to come in out of the cold.
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Free landowner’s forum set for Dec. 18
FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition will host a free landowner’s forum, as part of its Mapping Our Footsteps Initiative, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, in Franklin Memorial Hospital’s Chisholm Room. This opportunity is for local landowners and managers to learn more about their rights and responsibilities and the benefits of allowing public use of their land.