PORTLAND — Bishop Richard J. Malone, the head of the Catholic Church in Maine, was in Aroostook County last week speaking to a parish. He was scheduled to appear in Millinocket later that same day but had some time to kill.
2012
Funds-cut looms for health care center
READFIELD — Advocates for the Maranacook Student Health Center are trying to head off a loss of funding that could jeopardize services to students next year.
CORRECTIONS
A story on page A1 Saturday, “LePage vetoes one bond; four others go to vote,” should have said that Maine ranks 50th in the nation for personal income growth, according to Democrats. It was a reporter’s error.
104-car train hauling oil crosses Maine
Crude oil from the West has begun moving across Maine — not by pipeline, as some environmental activists fear it will someday; but by railroad.
Dill, running for Senate, a proud progressive
CAPE ELIZABETH — The solution to the gridlock tying up Washington seems fairly clear to state Sen. Cynthia Dill, D-Cape Elizabeth.
Lawsuit will go forward
A federal lawsuit in which a 20-year employee of MaineGeneral Medical Center claims he was the victim of age and disability discrimination has survived an initial hurdle and is set for trial in August.
Hickman, Cookson compete in House District 82
WINTHROP — The two Democratic candidates who are squaring off in the June primary vote for House District 82 differ in what they would like to accomplish if elected to represent the communities of Winthrop and Readfield.
THURSDAY’S EVENTS
For teens: Civil Air Patrol, 6-8:30 p.m., across from Camp Keyes at Augusta State Airport; cadet program includes youth 12-18 years of age; Capt. Dale J. Fellows, 622-2012.
Gardiner Area High School announces top 10 students
GARDINER — Gardiner Area High School has announced its top 10 students in the class of 2012.