The highly visible area, cleaned up in 2005, is now overgrown with grass, weeds and small trees because the state has not maintained it this summer.
July 2016
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Northeast’s farmers ration water as drought worsens
A second year of below-average rainfall threatens crops in Massachusetts and parts of southern New Hampshire and Maine.
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Farmington couple spread the word about emu farming during Open Farm Day
Richard Merrow and Rita Mathon opened their emu and poultry farm, Birds of a Feather Emu Farm, to the public on Sunday as part of the state’s Open Farm Day and educated intrigued folks about the world’s second largest bird.
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As deaths rise, Coast Guard warns paddlers to take precautions
Eighteen people have died in New England since October, while taking part in paddleboarding, canoeing or kayaking.
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Farmington residents to consider TIF agreement for memory care center on Tuesday
At a special town meeting on Tuesday, Farmington voters will consider authorizing the town to enter into a tax increment financing agreement with Waterville-based Woodlands Senior Living, a company that is looking to establish a memory care center on Knowlton Corner Road.
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Somerset County program offers community service in place of jail time for paying offenders
A new alternative sentencing program through the Somerset County Jail allows those convicted of nonviolent minor offenses to avoid a jail sentence.
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Franklin County court for May 23-27, 2016
Closed cases from Franklin County Superior Court and Farmington District Court.
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Visit to Campobello proof that you can go home again
A trip to the New Brunswick island, where her great-great-grandfather was born, as well as Lubec, the easternmost town in the U.S., was an uplifting experience, Amy Calder writes.
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Morning Sentinel July 24 police log
Waterville area police reports for July 24, 2016.
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Suspect in Kittery sex assault arrested in Florida
The former New Hampshire resident is accused of assaulting a woman he’d offered a ride to on July 10.