I hope you had a Merry Christmas. There, I said it. Merry Christmas. The earth didn’t crack wide open, and the government didn’t persecute me. I highly doubt that any Muslims, Jews, Buddhists or animists took great offense. I could very well have said Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa or happy Earth spirit day, and perhaps […]
2012
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No skiing atEaton Mountain
SKOWHEGAN — Eaton Mountain Ski Area will not open this winter season as owner David Beers recovers from serious injuries suffered repairing snow grooming equipment Dec. 4.
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Former city clerk returning to position
WATERVILLE — When City Clerk Arlene Strahan retires Jan. 13, residents will see a familiar face in her office.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Lee’s double-double paces Rams to victory
HAMPDEN —Josie Lee scored 15 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Cony to a 64-35 win over Hampden in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A girls basketball game Tuesday night.
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Truck on interstate tips over on off-ramp
AUGUSTA — A Whitefield man was injured Tuesday when the dump truck he was driving overturned on an Interstate 95 off-ramp.
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Teen charged in Gardiner Rite Aid robbery
GARDINER — A local teenager has been charged with robbing the Rite Aid on Spring Street, police said. The 16-year-old Gardiner boy was arrested Tuesday without incident and charged with robbery and theft, according to Gardiner Police Chief James Toman.
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Murder suspect appears in superior court briefly
AUGUSTA — A murder suspect made a brief court appearance Tuesday to hear a judge set a scheduling conference later this week in his case.
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Fayette making slow progress trying to establish public park
FAYETTE — The town has an uphill battle to raise $30,000 by a March 7 deadline that will help create a public park on Hales Pond and Hales Brook.
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BRIEFS: Augusta warming center reopens
AUGUSTA — The Augusta Community Warming Center on 44 Front St. reopened Monday, the United Way of Kennebec Valley and Green Street United Methodist Church said in a release.
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SKIING: After delay championshps underway
RUMFORD — One day behind schedule because of heavy rain Sunday night, the U.S. Cross Country Championships got underway at cold and blustery Black Mountain Tuesday morning with a welcoming ceremony and spectator-friendly freestyle sprints.