Farmington selectmen on Tuesday agreed to open an account for residents to donate money to Farmington’s sister city of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, whose residents are recovering from the crash of a runaway train of oil tankers.
July 2013
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ROAD RACING NOTEBOOK: A good, cheap race
Marjorie Scott describes the Athens Victory Club as “a group of civic-minded ladies.” They raise money for things like giving quilts to every newborn baby in town, making donations to the fire and recreation departments, and giving gas cards to cancer patients who have to travel for regular treatments.
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MORNING SENTINEL BOYS TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Nick Danner
In the spring of his eighth-grade year at Waterville Junior High, Nick Danner joined some track and field teammates for a javelin practice on an open field.
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Maine considers study commission on hazardous materials transport
As searchers and investigators sifted through the rubble of the deadly fire that erupted when a train hauling oil derailed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Maine officials are looking at whether a similar disaster could happen here and how prepared emergency responders would be if it did.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL BOYS TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Tyler Fitzgerald
Every athlete undoubtedly experiences highs and lows throughout the course of a season.
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ROAD RACING NOTEBOOK: Bond Brook 5K Trail Race Series ready to start up
The Bond Brook 5K Trail Race Series begins Thursday at the Bond Brook Recreation Area in Augusta. The series expanded from six to eight races last summer and will again consist of eight races this year.
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Augusta city manager up for new, 3-year contract Thursday
The Augusta City Council will consider tending a new, three-year contract to City Manager William Bridgeo on Thursday.
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STILL LIFE: Lemonade serenade
Skylah Rayne Breault-Talon, 7, serenades shoppers with her recorder at her lemonade stand, set up at her mother’s yard sale on Silver Street in Waterville on Sunday.
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Information session on need to revise Pittston’s budget today at 6 p.m.
Pittston selectmen will host an information session today on why they’ve scheduled a July 18 Town Meeting to add money to the previously approved town budget.
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NTSB: San Francisco pilots relied on auto control
The new details were not conclusive about the cause of Saturday’s crash, but they raised potential areas of focus.