The father of Emahleeah Frost says his daughter, who was shot while in her bedroom, may suffer consequences of the shooting for the rest of her life.
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Dana Wilde: Thoreau and the bluets
If I don’t make it hard for the mosquitoes, writes Dana Wilde, they will innocently do their best to kill me.
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Fayette school, students support foster care children
The Fayette Central School recently collaborated with Project Sparrow to display a sea of pinwheels. Students planted approximately 2,000 pinwheels to symbolize the amount of children in foster care in Maine. Several students forfeited their own recess to help with the pinwheel display in an effort to show support for their classmates and community members […]
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Palermo library reopens, adds new board member
The Palermo Community Library, 2789 Route 3, reopened May 17. It also recently added its newest board member, Anne Kurek. Although the doors were shuttered during the pandemic, the trustees made additions to the library’s services. The old patron computers have been replaced with new Dell computers along with new software including Microsoft Standard 2019, […]
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Augusta library to allow full access June 1
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Library plans to offer access to the entire building beginning Tuesday, June 1, at 45 Winthrop St. No appointment is necessary to browse the library’s collection of more than 80,000 items. Limited computer use and indoor seating are available, and the library offers WiFi and outdoor summer seating. For community health, the […]
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Augusta council to discuss adding sidewalk on Cony Road where 3 pedestrians were killed
Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, 69; her granddaughter, Vada-Leigh Peaslee, 1; and Rosalyn Jean, 62, all of Augusta, were killed Thursday afternoon when hit by a car near 269 Cony Road.
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Gardiner Ambulance proposal would extend weekend service this summer
Gardiner Fire Chief Rick Sieberg is proposing parking the Ambulance Service’s third rescue truck in Richmond to expand service and reduce response time, but the plan rests on securing approval in the city’s proposed budget.
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Wales man rescued from burning home during early morning hours
The man’s house was a total loss following the early Tuesday morning fire, but he was rescued and reported by responders as conscious, alert and breathing.
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Golfers tee off for Cony Project Graduation
AUGUSTA — The Cony Project Graduation Committee for the class of 2021 held a fundraiser May 17, hosted by Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. The golf tournament, with 14 teams of four golfers, raised approximately $3,700. The event included a silent auction of prizes, and the committee sold “Ram Packages” with a golden tee, mulligan, […]
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Tourism council awards funds to Sidney arts center
SIDNEY — Snow Pond Center for the Arts has been awarded $1,662 in sponsorship support funds by the Kennebec Valley Tourism Council in Augusta. The funds are to be used for a marketing video, and will assist in the growth of tourism in Maine’s Kennebec Valley to produce a positive economic impact on the region. […]