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2011
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Lawmakers due back in Augusta this week
AUGUSTA — After taking a nearly two-week break to let legislative paperwork get caught up and take a break from the intense pace of activity at the State House, the Maine House and Senate are due back this week to complete business for the 2011 session. Lawmakers still have scores of bills on their agenda […]
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Maine wardens find missing Starks man
Officials say Robert Hooker was found near a bog after a search by air, land and with search dogs.
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NH gov has bill requiring photo ID to vote
CONCORD, N.H. — Gov. John Lynch has until midnight Monday to decide whether to veto a bill that requires voters to show photo identification to vote in New Hampshire. Lynch has not said what he will do, but has not been receptive to bills in the past that he felt hindered voting. Under the bill, […]
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Bangor man to be sentenced for fatal stabbing
BANGOR — A 36-year-old Bangor man is being sentenced for fatally stabbing a teenager along the city’s waterfront two years ago. Colin Koehler was convicted last October of stabbing to death 19-year-old Holly Boutlier of Old Town. Her bloody body was found in an abandoned shack under the Interstate 395 bridge on Aug. 9, 2009. […]
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Sanford school inches toward ‘Redskin’ mascot change
SANFORD — The school year is ending, but it’ll be fall at the earliest before the Sanford School Committee adopts a new mascot name for the high school. When September rolls around, Sanford will be the sole Maine community that uses the name “Redskins” for its school sports teams. At one time, several Maine schools […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Raymond pastor, congregants share spiritual quest
There is great hope from its members and leaders that this summer will be an unprecedented time of renewal for the Raymond Village Community Church. The pastor is heading off for a four-month sabbatical, and the 100-member congregation will use the time she is away to deepen its spiritual growth, as well. While the two […]
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Kermesse is a success
BIDDEFORD — Although the weather did not fully cooperate and attendance was not as high as was hoped for, the 29th annual La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival this past weekend was deemed a success, said the festival board’s president. With its new downtown location and some other changes that were made this year, the festival’s board […]
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries, Obituaries
Monday, June 27, 2011
Neil Folsom, a resident of Pinewood Manor at Ocean Park, passed away on June 24, 2011, succumbing to the cancer for which he had been in therapy for the past four years. Following cremation, his ashes will be interred at the family plot in Cold Spring Cemetery, Rochester, N.H. A celebration of life will be […]
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Precautions should be taken when using Internet
In today’s world, it’s hard to go a day without reading something about social networking sites. Recently, it was Congressman Anthony Weiner’s scandal, when he used the social networking site Twitter to send scantily clad photos of himself to several people. What is probably most troubling is that this isn’t a rare occurrence in our […]