VIENNA — The Vienna Historical Society will present plays which portray the foibles and eccentricities of small-town life. The performances will take place Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. in Vienna Union Hall, and at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 27.Admission cost $6. Refreshments will be provided by Mill Stream Grange.
July 2013
Posted inCommunity
Annual Hall of Fame, Distinguished Achievement Ceremony set for MCI
PITTSFIELD — Maine Central Institute will hold its annual Hall of Fame and Distinguished Achievement Award induction ceremony during Reunion Weekend, according to an MCI press release. The ceremony will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, in MCI’s Trustee Memorial Student Center. Hall of Fame honorees this year are MCI alumni/ae Tania Carnrick, of Winslow, Ryan Fendler, of Camden, and Catherine “Kaye” Mooers, of Oakland. The Distinguished Achievement Award recipient is MCI alumnus Donn Fendler, of Newport and Clarksville, Tenn.
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Posted inOpinion
M.D. HARMON: Military recruiters should be treated honorably at schools
We’ve recently seen a “he-said, she-said” contretemps between Gov. Paul LePage and a number of politicians and school officials about how military recruiters were treated at some Maine high schools when they tried to present service opportunities to students.
Posted inCommunity
THOMAS COLLEGE DEAN’S LIST
WATERVILLE — The following area students named to the 2013 summer semester dean’s list at Thomas College for the Continuing Education Division are: Joseph Harrison, of Clinton, majoring in business administration; Jennifer Bouchard, of Fairfield,majoring in accounting; Tracy Jewell, of New Sharon, majoring in business administration with a concentration in finance and economics.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Jury system’s life expectancy drops with verdict
I’m 82. When grocery shopping with tongue in cheek, I humorously wonder if I’m going to outlive the orange juice dated good for three months or the AA batteries claimed effective for 10 years. Lately, I get a similar but serious sense about the life expectancy of our country’s jury system, when public gangsterism breaks out following jury trial verdicts in high-profile criminal cases.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Costs, risks associated with all power sources
I read Mike Harmon’s recent column about Luddites and wind power with some interest.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Constitution needs 21st century upgrade
Freedom is a word tossed around quite a bit these days. Just how this freedom comes depends on to whom you talk.
Posted inSports
MLB: Red Sox return from break with win over Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury and Johnny Gomes homered, and Felix Doubront outpitched Andy Pettitte on Friday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the depleted New York Yankees in the opener of their three-game series.
Posted inNews
Fairfield dog dies; owner charged with her abuse
FAIRFIELD — A 4-year-old mixed-breed dog that police say was abused by her owner died Friday afternoon at a nearby veterinary office.