SACO ( AP) — More than 3,000 people helped raise nearly $ 250,000 for cancer research in Saco this weekend. The 14th annual Mary’s Walk and Kerrymen’s Pub 5K road race were held in conjunction on Saturday to raise money for the Maine Cancer Foundation. More than 1,000 runners and 2,000 walks participated, record numbers […]
March 2012
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New group to promote responsible gambling
AUGUSTA ( AP) — With casino gambling expanding in Maine, a new group’s being formed to promote responsible gambling and generate awareness about the dangers of problem gambling. A combination of private, state and non-profit groups, led by Maine’s Office of Substance Abuse and the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, is involved in […]
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Bill to help emergency responders advances
AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill to protect emergency responders from being unfairly penalized for accidents while on their way to emergencies faces further legislative votes this week. Rep. Louie Luchini’s bill received initial unanimous passage in the House last week. It faces further House and Senate votes this week. Current state law prohibits insurers from […]
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Yvonne Merle Chetley
MILFORD, CT — Yvonne Merle Chetley, age 82, of Milford, beloved wife of the late Kenneth M. Chetley, Sr, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Yvonne was born in Richmond, Maine on February 15, 1930 to the late James and Merle Taplin Sidelinger. As a teenager, she worked at the […]
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Maine gas prices actually drop slightly
AUGUSTA ( AP) — Gas prices in Maine are bucking the national trend and falling, but market analysts say don’t expect it to continue. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com said today the average retail cost of gas in Maine has fallen nearly two cents in the past week to an average of $3.81. The national average has […]
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Peter A. Sprague
BRUNSWICK — Peter A. Sprague, 75, passed away at Horizons Living and Rehab Center in Brunswick today, Monday, March 5, 2012. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. [email protected]
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Donald D. Goodenow Sr.
BRUNSWICK — Donald D. Goodenow Sr., 68, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Mid Coast Hospital. Visiting hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, at Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick, where a brief celebration of his life will follow at 7 p.m. [email protected]
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Mary W. Amerighi
TOPSHAM — Mary W. Amerighi, 92, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012, at Cadigan Lodge in Topsham. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today, March 12, at Rowe Funeral Home, 283 Torrington Road, Litchfield, Conn. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 13, at St. Anthony […]
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Rowland, Nobel scientist who warned of thinning ozone, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — F. Sherwood Rowland, the Nobel prize-winning chemist who sounded the alarm on the thinning of the Earth’s ozone layer and crusaded against the use of man-made chemicals that were harming earth’s atmospheric blanket, has died. He was 84. Rowland died Saturday at his home in Corona del Mar of complications from […]
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George Fox ousts Bears
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The third-ranked George Fox women’s basketball team pulled away from Bowdoin College4 in the second half of a 71-55 victory in the Sectional Semifinal of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Friday evening. The Polar Bears concluder their season with a record of 21-8. The Bruins ( 30-0) remained unbeaten on the […]