Tracey Neild of Waldoboro was pleased to learn Friday that a judge had awarded her $3.7 million in damages for what she suffered when her throat was slashed and her friend was killed in an attack in 2009.
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Tax increase faces vote by Vassalboro residents
VASSALBORO — Residents will consider town and school budgets Monday that propose to increase the taxes by $1 per $1,000 of property valuation.
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On to next step for 172 Erskine seniors
AUGUSTA — Erskine Academy Salutatorian Joseph Gould told his fellow graduates Friday night to relax and find the humor in life.
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Strawberry growers expect good harvest
Maine strawberry growers are anticipating a good harvest in the coming weeks, despite several spring frosts as flower buds formed and recent heavy rain, according to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth.
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Belgrade institutes new rules for dumping old lumber, debris at transfer station
BELGRADE — In an effort to save money, the town has changed the rules for dumping old lumber and debris at the transfer station.
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Litchfield ballot features RSU 4 race
LITCHFIELD — The only local contest on the ballot Tuesday is for a seat on the board of Regional School Unit 4, which serves Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales.
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SNAPSHOT: Carrying the torch
Kennebec County Sheriff’s deputies Scott Mills, left, Cpl. G.J. Neagle III, and Dracco, his police dog, along with Waterville Police Officers Jennifer Weaver and Lincoln Ryder, run a leg of the Special Olympics Torch Run through Vassalboro into Winslow on Thursday. They were joined by several members of the Waterville High School track team in Winslow. Law enforcement officers across the state are taking part in torch runs that will converge in Orono for the state Special Olympics this weekend. Winthrop officers ran a part of a leg from Lewiston to Augusta and Augusta police and fire department members took a leg through the capital city from Hallowell to Vassalboro.
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SNAPSHOT: Herding the flock
Veronica Jones clutches a chicken Thursday as the remainder of the flock head toward a feeder outside her Readfield home. Jones said the free-range egg layers tend to congregate under her family’s bird feeder to collect loose seeds dropped by songbirds
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HALLOWELL 250th: An artist’s legacy of beauty
I don’t believe any artist has ever captured the scenic beauty of Hallowell and its neighbor, the Kennebec River, as impressively as the late Paul Plumer.