At 12:09 p.m., there was a report of a burglary from a vehicle parked on Pine Street.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Readfield vote is over, now it’s time to be friends
As a family member of one of the Readfield selectmen, I would like to publicly thank everyone for staying civil at the recent town meeting. I know it has been pretty stressful in my home lately, and I know that all the town staff, and volunteers (budget, and road committees) put in many hours trying […]
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Wall Street protest in Augusta
AUGUSTA — The ongoing series of Wall Street protests moved to Maine’s capital Thursday as about two dozen trade workers, state employees and residents held a rally calling for passage of a federal jobs bill and a new tax to pay for it.
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Home invasion leaves woman rattled
CHESTERVILLE — Judy Paul hasn’t been able to sleep since she confronted a stranger inside her home and sent him running away scared Tuesday morning.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Why more privileged parking for legislators?
A woman trips in the parking lot at the State House or state library. In response, the legislators vote to have the taxpayers “donate” millions of hard-earned money to tear up and re-pave acres of parking property surrounding the Capitol buildings. The results? They doubled the parking spaces for the “legislative plates only” cars. And […]
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Vet’s treehouse gift to sons runs afoul of zoning laws
Last spring, Mark W. Grapin promised his two sons he would build them a treehouse in the maple tree beside their Fairfax County, Va., home before he shipped out to Iraq again with the Army National Guard.
Posted inSports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Colby’s Hyatt done after 4th concussion
Colby linebacker Mike Hyatt’s football career is over. The sophomore suffered his fourth concussion two weeks ago at Middlebury.
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BlackBerry services back to normal
BlackBerry services buzzed back to life across the world Thursday, after a three-day outage that interrupted email messages and Internet services for millions of customers.
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Protesters rally in Augusta for jobs bill
The ongoing series of Wall Street protests moved to Maine’s capital Thursday as about two dozen trade workers, state employees and residents held a rally calling for passage of a federal jobs bill and a new tax to pay for it.
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Gas pipeline proposal gets mixed reviews
Madison residents were split Thursday night, speaking both for and against a $72 million proposal to build a natural gas pipeline through central Maine.