School board vote sanctions premarital sex

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June 19, 2014

School board vote sanctions premarital sex

It was very disconcerting to read, in the June 14 article, “Cony reproductive health plan OK’d,” that this “health plan” passed and would include junior high students, obviously, some could be as young as 12 years old. By this vote, the school board is giving its stamp of approval for students to engage in premarital […]
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June 19, 2014

Augusta should rethink plan to move ladder truck

As a former firefighter in New York for 20 years, I’m interested in anything fire-related in the state and particularly around Augusta. In New York, we needed a certain number of firefighters before we could respond to an alarm. The Augusta Fire Department does a great job with one-third fewer men. When I read about […]
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June 19, 2014

City officials have placed Waterville in a death spiral

According to the Department of Labor, more than 17,500 private-sector jobs have been created during Gov. Paul LePage’s tenure. During this time, Maine’s unemployment rate went from 8.2 percent to 5.7 percent. There are more than 8,000 unfilled jobs across our state. Maine’s economy is recovering. Why is Waterville’s economy stagnant, and where are the […]
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June 19, 2014

OUR OPINION: Compromise, collaboration key to war on drugs

LePage still pushing prosecution route, ignores treatment option
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June 19, 2014

Instead of F school, paper should have written about A school

I read about an elementary school in SAD 54 that did not make the grade. It was sad to read that the state assigned an F grade to a school that was not supposed to be graded because a grade level had been moved to another school in the district. This article, however, made front […]
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June 18, 2014

Richmond softball downs Greenville for state final berth

The Bobcats used a big second inning to bury the Lakers 7-2 in the Western D final.
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June 18, 2014

Tsarnaev lawyers seek to move Boston bomb trial to Washington

The lawyers say the Boston Marathon suspect likely cannot get a fair trial in Massachusetts.
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June 18, 2014

LOCAL ROUNDUP: Post 51 edges Madison

Derek Bowen’s pinch-hit single helped Post 51 past Madison 3-2.
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June 18, 2014

Defense getting job done for US in Brazil

America held its own in Monday’s thrilling 2-1 win over Ghana.
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June 18, 2014

Morning Sentinel police log

Waterville area police reports for June 18, 2014.