FARMINGTON — Most residents at a hearing Tuesday voiced concerns that the Air Force’s plan to add new fighter jets to its fleet based in Burlington, Vt., will disrupt western Maine’s quiet, rural lifestyle and scare away tourists vital to its economy.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Winslow advances
WINSLOW — What’s this, the swinging Winslow Black Raiders playing small ball?
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Election 2012: Courtney: Reduce debt, taxes, rancor
The state Senate majority leader touts his record on working to reduce debt and taxes and says his respect for others’ views shows he can help break the Washington gridlock.
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Truth Test: Michaud’s spending remark proves false
Michaud’s speech, to a friendly crowd that packed the Augusta Civic Center last weekend for the Democratic State Convention, was a reference to his race again Kevin Raye, the Republican from Perry who is now president of the Maine Senate. If Raye wins a GOP primary election Tuesday against Blaine Richardson, Raye and Michaud will face off again in November.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Welch to coach at Winslow
WINSLOW — Lindsey Welch had been looking for a varsity coaching job. Then one of her former teammates gave her a heads-up.
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D-Day brothers in arms reunited as Togus roommates
TOGUS — Nearly 70 years ago, Army soldiers Leon Audet and Almo Nickerson served side-by-side on D-Day at Utah Beach in Normandy. Audet, of Winslow, was later wounded and left for dead. Nickerson, of Hallowell, was taken as a prisoner of war. Now, as they struggle with the pain of old war wounds and dementia, the two have been reunited as roommates at VA Maine Healthcare System-Togus.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Gardiner ends Winslow’s season
GARDINER — The Gardiner softball team needed a few clutch hits, and got them.
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Residents to vote tonight on SAD 13 school budget
BINGHAM — Residents of School Administrative District 13 in Bingham and Moscow will take up the proposed $3.1 million budget for the coming year at 7 tonight in the Quimby Middle School gymnasium.
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Tractor-trailer driver’s court date moved
FARMINGTON — A Dexter man who crashed an 18-wheeler into a YMCA minivan in August, killing a 12-year-old girl from Connecticut, had his court date this week postponed until October, a court official said.
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Sebasticook Valley Health new scan unit
PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Health recently updated its computed tomography scan unit with one that offers new technology as well as enhanced features that ensure patient comfort and safety while providing the best-possible images for diagnosis and treatment.