BELGRADE — Ryan C. McCarthy of Belgrade was recently promoted to sergeant E-5 in the U.S. Army. He successfully completed the Warrior Leadership Course for newly promoted sergeants at Ft. Drum, N.Y. McCarthy is a combat engineer and was assigned to the 7th Engineer battalion of the 10th Mountain Division and stationed in Fort Drum, N.Y. Since enlisting, he served a one-year combat deployment in Iraq and is scheduled for a one-year deployment to Afghanistan this month.
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Jolicoeur honored at Realtors convention
Century 21 Surette Real Estate in Waterville recently announced that Jeff Jolicoeur is the Northern Kennebec Valley Board of Realtors Realtor of the Year for 2011.
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State Farm food drive ongoing through Nov. 4
WATERVILLE — A State Farm food drive will be ongoing through Friday, Nov. 4.
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Tables for rent for Farmington craft fair
FARMINGTON — A raffle for drug awareness is under way and will be drawn Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Emblem Club craft fair. Tables are available for rent at the craft fair. For information, call Debbie Holt at 779-1716.
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Watervile City Council to discuss Quarry Road Rec donations
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday are expected to take final votes on whether to accept $485,000 in donations for the Quarry Road Recreation Area.
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Polls show Tea Party won’t overthrow Snowe
WASHINGTON — The tea party movement’s best remaining hope in 2012 for picking off an incumbent Republican in the Senate has boiled down to one state, Indiana, where six-term Sen. Richard Lugar still faces a challenge from the right.
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Seven sentenced in Kennebec County Superior Court
AUGUSTA — Seven people were sentenced in separate hearings Wednesday in Kennebec County Superior Court:
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Christy’s feels pinch of new oil storage law
BELGRADE — Compliance with a state environmental law left Christy’s Country Store, one of the few places in Belgrade to get gas, temporarily without its gas pumps.
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Police seek suspect in Fairfield Center Big Apple robbery
FAIRFIELD CENTER — A man robbed the Big Apple convenience store early Thursday morning and fled with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.
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COLLEGE HOCKEY: Sioux present big challenge
ORONO — Last weekend was a study in contrasts for the University of Maine men’s hockey team. This weekend will be a challenge.