With the start of the 2011-2012 ski season now less than a month away, my thoughts have turned, as they always do this time of year, to the abundance of wonderful fall hikes on the mountains that once were active ski areas and have reverted to their original wooded state.
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UPCOMING CONCERTS & DANCES
Jazzy Chas and The DelRossi Posse, 7-10 p.m., Liberal Cup.
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Maine to see drastically less LIHEAP money
AUGUSTA — As Andy Tasker watches his work hours and pay go down, his need for heating assistance goes up. The Auburn resident and thousands like him in Maine are facing drastic cuts in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, as the price of heating oil rises far above last year’s level.
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Castleton scores late to beat UMF in semis
CASTLETON, Vt. — Dominic Heller scored the game-winning goal on a header with just under 10 minutes to play to lift Castleton State to a 2-1 win over the University of Maine at Farmington in the North Atlantic Conference men’s soccer semifinals.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Red Sox interview Sveum
BOSTON (AP) — Dale Sveum remembers both good times and tough times in Boston.
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Reading to their hearts’ content
OAKLAND — Paige Lilly read “The Secret Language of Girls” on Tuesday afternoon as she lounged in her pajamas among her girlfriends.
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Oakland debates office plan
OAKLAND — The consensus among residents Wednesday night appeared to be that the town’s police, fire and town office personnel need a new building.
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Halloween terror in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Three masked men held a couple at gunpoint inside their home Halloween night, eventually forcing the husband to drive two of the robbers to an ATM while his wife remained at gunpoint back at the house, according to police.
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EASTERN A BOYS SOCCER: Hall’s PK in 2nd lifts Messalonskee to 1st title
HAMPDEN — It looked like another turning point. It surely wouldn’t have been the first on this evening.
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Legislator to LePage: Spend time with jobless
Andrew O’Brien spent several months this year looking for a job before he landed a data entry position through a temp agency. His experience, he said, taught him how demoralizing it can be looking for a job right now.