PORTLAND — AT&T officials declined Monday to go beyond their oft-repeated hedging that they “don’t have any plans” to close the T-Mobile call center in Oakland.
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Augusta’s Maine-Ly Gymnastics changes hands
AUGUSTA — Delani Evans expects business as usual this fall at Maine-Ly Gymnastics, an Augusta business she recently purchased from longtime owners Michael and Becky Doherty.
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Serenity House: ‘A lot of miracles’
PORTLAND — A few months ago, it looked like budget cuts proposed by Gov. Paul LePage might close Serenity House and nine other residential programs for alcohol and drug abuse treatment.
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Skowhegan District Court: June 20-July 1, 2011
SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were closed June 20, 2011, to July 1, 2011, in Skowhegan District Court:
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‘I don’t feel sorry for him’
The parents of homicide victim Stephanie Ann Slevin and the mother of the man accused of killing her, Shaun Corson, have one thing in common: They want their children back.
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Knitters needed for abuse awareness
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Children’s Task Force seeks help from knitters to make purple baby caps for a new campaign to prevent shaken baby syndrome and infant abuse. Knitted or crocheted caps from 5 to 50 will be accepted. Caps will be collected until the end of October and distributed to infants in November.
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Madison’s Berry earns Eagle Scout rank
ANSON — Kevin W. Berry of Madison was recently awarded Boy Scout’s highest rank of Eagle Scout. He received his Eagle Scout patch, medal, kerchief and plaque at a Court of Honor ceremony in Anson.
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Franklin County dispatch center vote delayed one year
FARMINGTON — A plan to build a new emergency 911 dispatch center for Franklin County will not be ready to go before voters until next year at the earliest, instead of this fall as some county officials had previously hoped.
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Teen Pregnancy Program gets support
SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan restaurants and grocery stores provided food for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program’s community meetings this year. They include: Antonio’s Pizza, Kel-Mat Café, Subway, Hannaford and George’s Banana Stand. The Skowhegan MacDonald’s Restaurant donated gift certificates for two meetings during which Marti Steven’s Learning Center students reviewed new class material.
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Hoping to wake up and King will still be governor
A letter writer supports the reimplementation of the draft, noting that “most Americans feel that the wars we are engaged in are necessary for the protection of our country.” He endorses raising taxes “considerably” to pay for war, eventually surmising that the Founding Fathers would agree. Perhaps. But I sure don’t. If our Founding Fathers […]