WATERVILLE — A 19-year-old man was reportedly assaulted while walking home Monday evening from the Winslow Family Fourth of July fireworks.
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Farmington recycling facility accepting more types of plastics
FARMINGTON — A nonprofit recycling facility is accepting more types of plastic to find a way to keep waste out of landfills and reduce what towns are paying for recycling services.
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Thoughtful woman added her push to stuck mower
A very thoughtful but unidentified woman came to our assistance recently at our home on Benton Avenue. My husband and I were trying, unsuccessfully, to free our riding mower, which had become stuck on our front bank, when a car pulled into our yard. We initially thought that it was just someone turning around, but […]
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MORNING SENTINEL GIRLS TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: O’Donnell shines as freshman for Panthers
Colleen O’Donnell’s goals were modest heading into her freshman season on the Waterville Senior High School girls tennis team.
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State’s repeal of same-sex marriage merits praise
Recently, on MPBN’s Jim Lehrer hour, Daniel O’Donnell was exulting about the new same-sex marriage law in New York state. It brought to mind the 2009 repeal of gay marriage in Maine. I shall never forget facing head-on this tall gay guy who had moved to Maine specifically to get his marriage in California legally […]
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GOLF: Injury forcing Woods to skip British Open
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Those “minor” injuries to his left leg now have kept Tiger Woods from playing in two majors.
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Is the party over in West Athens?
WEST ATHENS — About 40 years ago, the first West Athens Fourth of July parade featured painted faces, kazoo bands and flowers in hair.
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Parked cars delay Winslow Fourth of July parade
WINSLOW — The 21st annual Winslow Family Fourth of July Celebration went off mostly without hitches, according to event organizers and police.
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MT. ABRAM HONOR ROLL
SALEM — Mt. Abram High School announces its fourth-quarter honor roll.
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OUR OPINION: Simpler tax code would boost federal revenue
The Internal Revenue Service is worried: Too many Americans are under-reporting their income, either deliberately or by making mistakes on their tax returns.