I enjoyed the picture of the woodpecker in the Sunday Morning Sentinel, but it is not a downy woodpecker, as the caption stated, but rather a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
May 2013
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Affordable health carepart of strong economy
I was very disappointed to see that not one Republican supported the legislation to accept federal dollars under the Affordable Care Act and hospital repayment plan legislation.
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STILL LIFE: Up and away
The W. H. Green & Sons crane company brought in a second crane to successfully remove the steeple from the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Waterville on Wednesday. The church will be torn down for a housing project.
Posted inCommunity
SNAPSHOT: Take cover
James Dunlop, of Richmond, holds a floor mat he purchased over his head Wednesday while exiting Home Depot in Augusta in pouring rain. The clouds are expected to dissolve by Thursday and temperatures may climb in to the 90s by Friday, according to forecasts. Dunlop said the mat will be placed in front of the sink at his home.
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STILL LIFE: Shelter from the storm
Mike Perisho rolls out the insect barrier to cover produce in the plot he cultivates with his girlfriend Wednesday in West Gardiner. Perisho rolled up the spring frost tarp that protected the vegetables while in the rain that is expected to conclude Thursday with warmer temperatures called for by Friday.
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SNAPSHOT: Shelter from the storm
Mike Perisho rolls out the insect barrier to cover produce in the plot he cultivates with his girlfriend Wednesday in West Gardiner. Perisho rolled up the spring frost tarp that protected the vegetables while in the rain that is expected to conclude Thursday with warmer temperatures called for by Friday.
Posted inNews
China village to get grant for fighting fires
The China Village Fire Department will receive a $46,740 grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
Posted inNews
Vehicles crash in Cornville; man injured
A Skowhegan man was injured Wednesday after two cars collided on Route 150 in Cornville.
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Bill requiring warrant for cell phone access a first in nation
The Maine Legislature has approved a bill that would require police to obtain a warrant before they can get cellphone data about a customer’s location history. The bill will go back to the Senate for final approval.
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GOP senators kill Dems’ plan to link Medicaid, hospital bills
Democrats’ plan to link Medicaid expansion to repayment of the state’s debt to its hospitals was officially killed Wednesday when Republicans in the Senate voted to sustain Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of the plan.