As another local area pastor, I wish to express my support for the Rev. James Gill’s views, which he expressed in a letter to the editor on July 2. All Christians should be concerned, as other people of good will are, that the growing gap between the very wealthy and the “the rest of us, […]
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Trail huts: ‘It’s like luxury in the woods’
FLAGSTAFF LAKE — The distinct aroma of cooking garlic and onion wafted from the kitchen at Flagstaff Lake Hut, greeting guests who had hiked to the remote lodge in the western Maine mountains.
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Smelt-shack fee debate spurs legality questions
RANDOLPH — Town and environmental officials are divided over a recently dusted-off municipal ordinance that would assess a fee on every ice fishing shack put up along the town’s Kennebec River frontage.
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Wounded vets find normalcy in shooting event
NORTH ANSON — For a few minutes Sunday, Tim Valliere, 25, of Portland, felt normal.
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5K, 1-mile fun runscheduled for July 30
RICHMOND — Richmond Area Health Center will hold a 5K and 1-mile community fun run on July 30, beginning with registration at 7:30 a.m. at the health center, 24 Gardiner St.
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Departing downtown director pleased with accomplishments
RICHMOND — When Darryl Sterling was hired by the town nearly 11 years ago, the former Etonic shoe plant at the head of the downtown was empty, the downtown had one restaurant, the closest thing to a public bathroom was a Porta-Potty on the waterfront, and job seekers seemed to have only a few options within Richmond’s borders.
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Couple feels cut off by structure
BELGRADE LAKES — There’s not much to see from Richard and Joan Tripp’s screen porch — except for a very tall, very white structure.
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Domestic violence LePage radio topic
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage tackled the difficult subject of domestic violence in a recent weekly radio address, asking men to step up to make “this behavior socially unacceptable.”
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We should think about voting before Election Day
Kay Rand’s column (July 3) criticized the Legislature’s repeal of Election Day voter registration; labeling it “shameful.” Rand, formerly chief of staff to Gov. Angus King, arguably supported voter procrastination in the article. Rand contended Mainers should be allowed to delay voter registration, to the last minute, because sometimes auto registrations and inspection stickers expire […]
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Roadwork scheduled to begin on US 202
Motorists traveling U.S. Route 202 between Augusta and Winthrop will soon encounter evidence of roadwork, but officials say a minimum of disruption, as a repaving job gets under way on four miles of the major east-west corridor.