Some people in our state and country complain about our government at every turn. Those of us who are not paranoid about how they are out to get us are very pleased and proud of the efforts and success of their handling of the tragedy and successful manhunt in Boston.
April 2013
State House calendar, April 30, 2013
Hearings and work sessions for Tuesday.
SNAPSHOT: Something to salvage
Patrick, left, and Harlan Prescott on Sunday pound nails out of boards pulled from a barn they are taking apart at the former Quimby dairy farm in Augusta. Father and son started disassembling the three story hay barn built in 1920 in mid-March and plan to sell the wood recovered from the structure. “We salvage everything, including the nails,” Harlan Prescott said.
SNAPSHOT: Horse power
Kathy Simmons cuts a garden plot Sunday at Sherrie and Jason Brann’s home in Sidney with a pair of Percheron that belong to her father, Pete Stratton. The team pulled a Syracuse Sulky Plow from the 1920s through an acre of soil with the Brann family and friends picking up stones that emerged in the furrow. Stratton said he plans to return and harrow the plot later.
Morning Sentinel area police log, April 28, 2013
IN FAIRFIELD, Saturday at 4:27 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Newhall Street.
Elver fishing frenzy keeps state wardens busy as season continues
This year’s elver season has been tumultuous, marred by poachers and riddled with conflicts about licensing.
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS NOTEBOOK: Bulldogs figuring things out
The Hall-Dale girls tennis team learned an important lesson in last week’s 3-2 loss to rival Winthrop.
Skowhegan student makes sparks in and out of school
Part-time welder, full-time student Sarah Finnemore is the valedictorian of the Skowhegan Area High School’s class of 2013.
New fishway in Westbrook remains on schedule
Alewives will be in new territory when a fishway built on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook is opened.
Hunger focus of film showing at Nickelodon theater in Portland
The Preble Street Hunger Initiative on Tuesday will host the Portland premiere of a critically acclaimed film about hunger in America.