Antoine Fuqua is here, so fasten your seat belts, practice turning your head first to the left than to the right. Practice closing the eyes hard. Yes this is Antoine Fuqua who brought you the mean, lean, violent, sadistic “Training Day” with a dark Denzel.
April 2013
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Worker thrown from Ala. dock where cruise ship broke loose
The man was one of two people in a guard shack that blew into the water Wednesday at the shipyard in downtown Mobile, Ala., where the Carnival Triumph was moored.
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Bard, Drew will start the season with the Portland Sea Dogs
PORTLAND — Daniel Bard will not be the only major leaguer in a Sea Dogs uniform tonight, when Portland opens its season at Hadlock Field at 6 p.m.
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Athens’ McClintock earns honors
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Matthew McClintock, of Athens, earned academic honors for the 2012 fall semester at Purdue University.
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Career, technical center open house set
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset Career & Technical Center’s annual Open House and Skills Showcase is set for 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11. Students will demonstrate the career skills they have acquired. Participants can meet staff and students and learn more about career and college opportunities available to students at SCTC.
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Area students earn dean’s list honors
TROY, N.Y. — Laura Tozier, of Waterville, and Jared Foster, of Farmington, have been named to the 2012 fall semester dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The dean’s list recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point averages of a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 and have no grades below “C.”
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Projects sought for Days of Caring 2013
FARMINGTON — The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is looking for community partners who have projects that will engage volunteers in a variety of opportunities June through early fall, 2013, according to a press release.
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Waterville’s Padilla named to dean’s list
WALLINGFORD, Conn. — Siara Padilla, of Waterille, was named to the 2013 winter term dean’s list at Choate Rosemary Hall.
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Donations sought for Hospice store
WATERVILLE — Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area seeks donations for its 304 Main St. store. Donations needed include: furniture, household items, jewelry and limited clothing.
Posted inLifestyle
BOOKS: Escape to Bali ‘paradise’ no easy trip
The tranquil beauty of beachside Bali is the alluring backdrop for “The Paradise Guest House,” and Jamie Hyde, a plucky and passionate adventure guide, is the delectable heroine at the novel’s heart.