FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Opening day at Yankee Stadium figures to be a lot different than the first meeting of the season between New York and the Boston Red Sox.
March 2013
Legislature considers memorial for lost souls of AMHI
The Legislature is considering a bill to appropriate $50,000 to erect a permanent memorial to the lost souls of AMHI on the grounds of the former hospital, overlooking the Kennebec River.
Morning Sentinel area police log, March 3, 2013
IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 12:46 p.m., a theft was reported on Main Street.
Expectant parents die in NY crash; infant survives
NEW YORK — A pregnant young woman who was feeling ill was headed to the hospital with her husband early Sunday when the car they were riding in was hit, killing them both, but their baby boy was born prematurely and survived, authorities and a relative said.
UMF takes on $1.55 million geothermal heating project
The University of Maine at Farmington will be installing 80 geothermal wells, its largest geothermal project yet, as part of an ongoing effort to make campus energy more efficient and continue progress toward its goal of zero carbon emissions by 2035.
Thomas College student pushing Waterville skateboarding park upgrade
David Dutil, a Thomas College sophomore, is trying to raise $5,000 for improvements to the Waterville skateboard park off Green Street.
Strong voters pass higher-than-requested town budget
Strong voters approved a $607,383 budget on Saturday, including $20,000 for the firetruck reserve account and an $8,500 fire suppression system for the Municipal Building’s kitchen.
Roads costs drive Mercer voters to pass 11 percent budget hike
Mercer voters on Saturday decided to raise slightly more than the $333,179 selectmen recommended, and agreed to sell a town-owned North Pond property to generate funds.
Embden voters pass modest budget hike, split payments for property taxes
Embden voters passed a $903,120 budget on Saturday, and a proposal to collect property taxes in two equal installments in July and November.
Waterville volunteer’s generosity, good humor needed from soup kitchen supporters, too
Don Reny, 76, runs the Notre Dame soup kitchen in Waterville on a shoestring, a prayer and with good humor, but donations and fundraiser support are needed, too.