Santa Claus and Elizabeth Conary stroll down Water Street in Gardiner on Thursday. Stores were doing brisk business at midday in the middle of the holiday shopping season, beneath clear-blue skies. Kringle and Conary stopped and chatted with several shoppers and merchants during their constitutional through town.
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SNAPSHOT: Town trotters
Jana Christman, left, leads her friend, Emily Boedeker, 11, center, and daughter, Emma Christman, 12, past the Litchfield Country Store on horseback Sunday. The trio were riding along the edge of the road with their steeds before taking to trails through the woods to loop back to their Litchfield homes.
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Kennebec Journal area police log, Dec. 14, 2012
AUGUSTA — Multiple police agencies swarmed areas of the city and elsewhere Friday, executing search warrants as part of ongoing drug investigations, authorities said.
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Morning Sentinel area police log, Dec. 14, 2012
IN FAIRFIELD, Thursday, at 9:39 a.m., juvenile offenses were reported on School Street.
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Selectmen increase Main Street Skowhegan support
SKOWHEGAN — Selectmen this week voted to increase funding by 50 percent for Main Street Skowhegan. The vote was close and came after impassioned pleas from merchants and supporters of the program.
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Police laud Skowhegan bank workers’ actions during Thursday robbery
SKOWHEGAN — Police continued an investigation Friday into the robbery of a Madison Avenue bank.
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Fairfield, Oakland officials avoiding tax hikes as new budgets take shape
Town leaders in Fairfield and Oakland are trying to avoid property tax increases as they gear up for next year’s budget cycle.
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Brahms Mount outgrows Hallowell site, may move to Monmouth
HALLOWELL — After nearly 30 years, Brahms Mount has outgrown the 19th-century building where it weaves blankets and towels.
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ON THE EDGE: Oh, for a silent night
Is there any truth to the rumor that the CIA used “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” as a torture device when interrogating prisoners? An apocryphal tale perhaps, but I can see its value.
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Area educators react to Conn. shooting by checking security, answering questions
AUGUSTA — Word of the Friday morning massacre at a Connecticut elementary school didn’t immediately reach pupils at Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond, where students were distracted by winter events, including a scheduled holiday concert.