WINTHROP — The Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting applications for the 26th annual Winthrop Sidewalk Art Festival: A Celebration of Winthrop.
May 2013
Posted inCommunity
Children’s Discovery Museum Run to Play 5K set for June 1
AUGUSTA — The Children’s Discovery Museum will hold its second annual Run to Play 5K fundraiser on June 1 on the Kennebec River Rail Trail.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Maine Natural Gas best choice for Augusta
Augusta’s new multimillion-dollar hospital, nearing completion, has chosen Maine Natural Gas (Central Maine Power) for its heating source. Big and small businesses, one after another in Augusta — the Pomerleaus (NRF), Peachey Builders, Gall enterprises (Transco, Wendy’s) and others — are making the same choice for conversion to natural gas.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Lawn ornament thief should get job, buy own stuff
On the evening of May 11, several items were stolen from my front lawn in a safe neighborhood of Augusta.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
RSU 38 must learn to live within its means
For three years, the RSU 38 budget has resulted in a significant increase in the property tax obligation from its four local towns, Readfield, Wayne, Mount Vernon and Manchester.
Posted inPolitics
Bill Nemitz: LePage’s tempest in a TV-gate
Dear Governor: Is all this absurdity really your attempt to pull our attention away from a serious public-policy issue?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPNION: Wounds stay fresh, even from long-ago abuse
The Rev. James Vallely is long dead, but the harm he did survives. The Roman Catholic priest left behind a long list of sexual abuse victims, both male and female, from his career in Portland, South Berwick and other parishes throughout the state from 1958 to 1988. He died in 1997 at the age of 75.
Posted inCommunity
Memorial Day parade set in Skowhegan; ceremony at Veterans Park to follow
SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, rain or shine. The parade will be followed by a short ceremony at Skowhegan Veterans Park on Water Street. The grand marshal for the parade this year will be Kirby Hight.
Posted inCommunity
Channel 11 produces pro boxing event
MADISON — Madison’s Cable Access Channel 11 has produced a special program featuring the first Maine pro boxing event in the last eight years.
Posted inCommunity
Garden club membership lunch
FARMINGTON — Mount Blue Area Garden Club membership luncheon is planned for noon June 4.