Farmington District Court: July 16-27, 2012

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September 14, 2012

Farmington District Court: July 16-27, 2012

FARMINGTON — The following cases were closed from July 16, 2012, to July 27, 2012, in Farmington District Court.
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September 14, 2012

Plant identification workshop planned

WILTON -- The Maine Forest Service in cooperation with the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold an invasive plant identification and control workshop 8:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Wilton Town office on Route 156.
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September 14, 2012

Oakland’s Smedberg receives recognition

OAKLAND -- Casey Smedberg of Oakland, a senior at Gordon College, with a double major in English and political science, spent her junior year at Oxford University in England. She also achieved a 3.97 grade-point average at Gordon while studying at Wycliffe College at Oxford University.
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September 14, 2012

Dorey to talk at the Hartland Public Library

HARTLAND -- Author Annette Vance Dorey will give an illustrated talk about her new book, "Maine Mothers Who Murdered 1875-1925: Doing Time in State Prison" and share stories about the research and creating the book at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at the library, 16 Mill St. The event will be held in the library meeting room and light refreshments will be served.
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September 14, 2012

Belgrade campers learn about recycling

BELGRADE -- Belgrade Recreation Department's Camp Golden Pond and Camp Loon for Teens campers spent the summer recycling craft, lunch and snack trash. During the first week participants attended the Chewonki presentation "A Zero Waste World: Imagine That!" hosted by the Belgrade Public Library. Participants learned how important recycling is.

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September 14, 2012

Health outreach services available at fair

FARMINGTON -- The Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County recently announced that its staff will provide outreach services Sept. 16-22 at the Farmington Fair. Look for the mobile health unit, which will be at its usual location near the grandstand.
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September 14, 2012

Area youths win photo contest

WATERVILLE -- National Imagemakers photography contest recently announced a photo by Sebastian Bouchard was named best in the 10-12 age group, black-and-white category. It was later announced that Madisyn Collier also won first place in Atlanta, Collier's color Christmas photo was named best in the 13-15 age group.
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September 14, 2012

Taylor benefit a success for Hospice of Maine

LEXINGTON -- Danny Taylor teamed up with Happy Horseshoe Campground owners "Buster" and Judy Pinkham earlier this summer to host a Hospice benefit at the campground. Taylor donated his time and talents to put on a musical program, while the Pinkham's hosted a silent auction and a bean hole bean supper and a 50/50 raffle with all proceeds benefitting the Cancer Hospice of Maine.
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September 14, 2012

BIRTHS

WHITEFIELD -- A daughter, Bridgette Ann Lapointe, was born Aug. 28 at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta to Audra Becker and Richy Lapointe of Whitefield.
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September 14, 2012

OUR OPINION: Stark difference between Romney, Reagan in 1980

If the Republican presidential nominee was looking for a statement to make about the attacks in Cairo and Benghazi, Libya, Monday night, he might have tried this one.

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