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EDUCARE CENTRAL MAINE: The nation is watching Waterville

WATERVILLE -- Little Jia-Li Kao, 2, rolls play dough out into a pancake and then shapes it into a ball and presents it to her mother.

"A tomato!" she exclaims.

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Time to expand Cony-Gardiner fundraiser

The Drive Out Cancer Challenge involving high school teams from Cony and Gardiner last week was an unqualified success.

Most importantly, it raised $15,000 for the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta. It encouraged fans and athletes from both communities to become involved in raising awareness for a disease that affects nearly every family in America.

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September 2

GORDON L. WEIL: Talking about doing good or just doing good: a tale of two rallies


Two big crowd events took place last Saturday.

One was Glenn Beck’s “Restore Honor” rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, and the other was the American Folk Festival in Bangor.

There were hundreds of thousands in Washington and tens of thousands in Bangor.

Beck issued a call for America to recapture what was “good” in American history. The Folk Festival exemplified what is good in America today...
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September 1

Skowhegan Main Street earns recognition

SKOWHEGAN — The Maine Office of Community Development recently named Skowhegan as recipient of the Community Spirit Award for its work with Main Street Skowhegan.
Each August the Maine CDBG Program holds Community Development Day to celebrate the communities and projects the organization worked with.
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Photo contest: Week 1 winners announced

Winners for week 1 are available online. It's time to vote for your favorite entries in our weekly photo contest. Winners will be published on Monday,  September 6th.  You also can enter photos now for Week Three of the contest now.

 

Top Stories

'We're all just stunned'

FAIRFIELD -- Longtime Fairfield Town Manager Paul E. Blanchette died unexpectedly Saturday, town officials said Sunday.

GOVERNOR'S RACE: Teens grill hopefuls

WESTBROOK -- The five candidates for governor sat down together at a forum Sunday afternoon hosted by the TV program Youth in Politics.
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HARMONY FREE FAIR: Competition dominates day

HARMONY — When Kelly Lougee first brought the woodsman competition to the Harmony Free Fair, the rivalry between her and her father was fierce.

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Tightwads wooed with gizmos

NEW YORK -- How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money.

Energy ordinance added to Vassalboro ballot

VASSALBORO -- Selectmen were able to grant only one of three requests presented at Thursday's meeting.

MDOT to resume I-295 construction work Friday

The Maine Department of Transportation plans to resume bridge reconstruction work on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth on Friday.

No tenant found for Portland L.L. Bean outlet

PORTLAND -- Brokers are still looking for a new tenant to move into the Congress Street space occupied by an L.L. Bean outlet store that is closing at the end of the month.

Sports from the Morning Sentinel

Time to expand Cony-Gardiner fundraiser

The Drive Out Cancer Challenge involving high school teams from Cony and Gardiner last week was an unqualified success.

Real Life

NO RESERVATIONS: Day-trippers can now paddle to Swan Island on their own

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Youths grill candidates

WESTBROOK -- The five candidates for governor sat down together for the first time at a forum Sunday afternoon hosted by the TV program Youth in Politics.

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 Teens' probing questions challenge gubernatorial candidates

Sunday's forum represents the first time all five would-be governors take the stage together.

Nation & World

Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers

The yellow-green streaks of fireflies that bring a magical air to summer nights, inspire camp songs and often end up in jars in children's bedrooms may be flickering out in the nation's backyards as suburban sprawl encroaches on their habitats. Scientists concerned by reports from the public that they are seeing fewer of the luminous ...

The State v. Daniel Fortune

Daniel L. Fortune, 22, of Augusta, is one of two men accused of invading the home of the Guerrette family in May 2008 and maiming a father and his daughter in a machete attack.

2010 Governor's Race

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FOOTBALL: Bangor puts reminder on helmets
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'Crystal Ball' says Maine race a toss up
From the Point - Wednesday
Busy month for the Black Bears

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