WELLS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are offering a hands-on workshop on basics of home composting and soil management from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 5 at Wells Reserve at Laudholm. Best practices for home composting, including proper materials, pile management for optimum efficiency and bin options will be covered. Mulching, lasagna gardening, […]
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Texts show bombing suspect joking
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON — Text messages show Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev joking with a friend not to text him hours after the FBI released Tsarnaev’s photo as a suspect in the deadly attack. Dias Kadyrbayev texted Tsarnaev shortly after the FBI publicly released photos of Tsarnaev and his […]
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Don’t let drunk driving ruin fun of prom season
Silky dresses and sharp suits are in order this time of year, as prom season gets under way for area high school juniors and seniors. It’s a time to make great memories with school friends and celebrate the end of another school year. Unfortunately, it’s also a time of year when parents worry that their […]
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2 arrested, 1 sought in home invasion beating
BUXTON — Police here Thursday evening arrested two people in connection with the beating and restraint of a local woman in her home back in April, and are looking for a third suspect. Stacy Day, 35, was arrested at about 7:30 p.m., said Police Chief Michael Grovo in a brief statement issued early this morning. […]
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Time to start protecting our young hurlers
Stop the pitching carnage. Now. We know just where to start. Youth baseball. No more children playing all through the year, with hardly a break between seasons. No more youngsters throwing sliders and splitters and all sorts of pitches that put too much stress on their still-developing arms. And certainly no more high schoolers dishing […]
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Ducks, LA Kings expect dramatic finish in Game 7
ANAHEIM, Calif. — For the past few years, the Anaheim Ducks have watched enviously while the Los Angeles Kings evolved into phenomenal playoff performers and Stanley Cup champions. The Ducks want that reputation as much as they want the Cup. In Game 7 of their second-round series Friday night, they’re on the perfect stage to […]
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Bank sells Vegas casino for $1.73 billion
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank AG is finally free of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas resort and casino after selling the high-rise complex on the Strip for $1.73 billion to Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII. The bank said in a statement Thursday that the cash deal remains subject to regulatory approvals. The bank took […]
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WOCSD announces literary award winners
WELLS — This year’s winners of the Literary Achievement Awards, a K-Adult Ed annual creative writing contest in the Wells-Ogunquit Ccommunity School Distrcit, include: kindergartener Ragan Schank, first-grader Molly Tavares, second-grader Spencer Carpenter, third-grader Lucy Breton, fourth-grader Bailey Hayden, fifth-grader Kate Pinette, sixth-grader Tyler Evans, seventh-grader Karissa Kenyon, eighth-grader Megan Schneider, freshman Danielle Jarosz, sophomore […]
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McKenna, Trojans run past Red Storm
SACO — Thornton Academy got ahead early, and this time they never looked back, as the Trojans topped Scarborough 9-5 in an SMAA girls lacrosse game at Hill Stadium on Thursday. Thornton took the lead 2:31 into the game and doubled its lead two minutes later. “Getting the lead definitely gets us in there. It […]