As the Democratic primary nears, I would like to urge anyone who resides in Senate District 25 (Albion, Benton, Clinton, Detroit, Pittsfield, Waterville and Winslow) to vote for Colleen Lachowicz on June 12. I believe in Colleen because, if there is one thing that I know about her, it’s that she works tirelessly day after […]
2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Kusiak works with others to solve problems
This is the first letter I have written for a candidate for state representative in my 40 years’ involvement in Maine politics. Karen Kusiak, running in District 84 (Fairfield, Smithfield, Rome), is my co-worker at Colby. On committees, she is a problem solver, a doer. Others may talk and confront; Kusiak works to solve problems. […]
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STILL LIFE: Yankee Ingenuity
Sadie Eaton stands on her car to reach and cut down some unwanted tree limbs at her home on Oak Street in Waterville on Tuesday. Asked if she needed any assistance, Eaton said,”No thanks. I grew up on a farm and I’m a country girl.”
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Wisconsin governor survives recall vote
A spokesman for the conservative governor’s opponent says he’s not conceding, though early returns show Gov. Scott Walker leading by 59 percent to 40 percent.
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Waterville nixes buying Sentinel building
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday voted 5-2 against buying the Morning Sentinel building and turning it into a police station.
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New PAC pours money into pro-racino candidates in Biddeford-Saco
The money comes from Ocean Properties Inc., the developer behind last year’s proposal for a racino in Biddeford.
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Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidates face off in debate
Portland businessman Benjamin Pollard says he supports cuts to Medicare and Social Security, while the other three defend those programs.
Posted inSports
SOFTBALL: Gardiner blanks Winslow
GARDINER — Kristal Smith pitched a two-hit shutout and Brittany Rollins hit a mammoth home run to lead the No. 8 Gardiner softball team past No. 9 Winslow 2-0 in an Eastern B preliminary game Tuesday afternoon.
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Man pleads guilty to kidnapping, robbing woman
AUGUSTA — Admitting he was high on crack cocaine at the time, a homeless man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he kidnapped a 52-year-old woman from a parking lot in December and robbed her.
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Maine man pleads guilty in buried body case
LEWISTON — A Maine man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a woman whose body was found buried in the basement of a Lewiston apartment building last year. Bob Ryder of Lewiston pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the killing of 38-year-old Danita Brown of New Gloucester. He told police that he had […]