FARMINGTON — The W.G. Mallet School recently received a donation for the school’s library from Ellie Marshall of Early Act, and Catlin Pease from Interact, two Farmington Rotary sponsored youth clubs. The presenation was made during a recent Rotary Club meeting.
September 2013
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SVCC golf tournament Saturday in Palmyra
PALMYRA — The Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Golf Scramble in partnership with the Hartland/St. Albans and Skowhegan Lions clubs.
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BOOKS: Notable biography examines dogged conservationist
Irony alert: The man often credited with saving the buffalo from extinction began his crusade by killing 20 of the furry beasts. It had taken five weeks to find even a handful of buffalo in Montana in the fall of 1886, their numbers down from the millions to the hundreds after decades of unregulated hunting for economic gain.
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COMMENTARY: Don’t sanitize classrooms of allergens
WITH THE START of the new school year, classrooms all over the country have no doubt been declared nut-free zones. As the parent of a child in elementary school, I’m familiar with the warnings: “Please, no nuts due to allergies!” As the mother of a child with severe allergies, I’d like to suggest a different approach: Don’t restrict allergens at all.
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OUR OPINION: Rangers’ safety can be improved without firearms
State forest rangers, worried about their safety when patrolling the vast Maine woodlands in what they see as an increasingly dangerous world, are pushing hard for the right to carry firearms.
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MLB: Orioles beat Sox for 2nd straight night
BOSTON (AP) — Chris Davis hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the 12th inning, lifting the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Silliboy leads UMF women’s soccer team to win
FARMINGTON — Junior Jenna Silliboy scored two goals to lead the University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer team to a 5-0 win over Lyndon State in a North Atlantic Conference game Wednesday at Prescott Field.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Winslow boys cruises to 4th win of season
WINSLOW — Evan Clark and Jimmy Fowler each scored two goals as the Winslow High School boys soccer team beat Medomak Valley 6-0 in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B game Wednesday.
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LOCAL ROUNDUP: Longfellow nets hat trick in win
FARMINGDALE — Konnor Longfellow had a hat trick as the Hall-Dale High School boys soccer team earned its fifth win of the season, beating Wiscasset 3-0 in a Mountain Valley Conference game Wednesday.