PORTLAND — The Maine Conservation Corps recently welcomed Christina Walker of Oakland to serve as an environmental educator and AmeriCorps volunteer at the Maine Department of Conservation’s Bureau of Parks & Lands.
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Four town seats contested on Skowhegan ballot
SKOWHEGAN — The road commissioner’s job, the town clerk and treasurer’s position and two open seats on the Board of Selectmen are all up for grabs Tuesday during annual elections.
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State school cuts bump Vassalboro town budget
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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BRIDGE RESULTS
WATERVILLE — The Waterville non-sanctioned bridge club winners on Thursday were: Jack Lauderbaugh and Kay Besteman, Mike Gosseline and Claudette McNeil, Betty Perry and Joanne Williams, Patricia Kick and Lucien Veilleux, Charles Gagnon and Dollis Besier, Connie Fedorovich and Paul Leberman.
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Morning Sentinel police log: June 9, 2012
IN ALBION, Thursday at 8:27 p.m., a verbal warning was issued after a complaint on Knights Road.
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Sidney residents to partake in walk
SIDNEY — Erika Russell and her daughter Ashley Russell, both of Sidney, will be walk in the Susan G. Komen three-day, 60-mile walk in Boston July 27-29 to raise money for breast cancer.
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Waterville District Court: May 21-25, 2012
WATERVILLE — The following cases, listed alphabetically A-P, were closed from May 21 to May 25, 2012, in Waterville District Court.
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Flag Day ceremony planned in Waterville
WATERVILLE — A Flag Day ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial Road. The public is invited.
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Protesters see threat to freedom in health care law
AUGUSTA — Gerry Pellerin joined a rally in front of the Muskie Federal Building Friday to protest a federal rule that exempts churches from a mandatory health insurance coverage for contraceptives, but covers other religious organizations that don’t rely solely on members of the religion as employees, such as schools and hospitals.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Experience, books create skilled amateur naturalists
While bicycling one recent morning, I stopped at a convenience store to buy more Vitaminwater to get me home, and a quick conversation with three men in the parking lot started me thinking — once again — about the long road to becoming a knowledgeable amateur naturalist.