2/3/2012
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Stress tab: Super Bowl hype too much to take
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Phony PPL – Phonyland. (2012)
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Mini-grants awarded to entrepreneurs
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Complainant requests officer "cut off" ...
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Rotary gift to help homebound seniors
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Manchester woman among class of women leaders
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Cony High School announces 2nd quarter honor ...
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Talent showcase to benefit children
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Waterville police charge residents of Maine, ...
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Nominations open for Governor's Award for ...
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News
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Gardiner Police Department blotter
Complainant requests officer "cut off" neighbor's stinky feet
Feb 03Arrests and summons do not constitute findings of guilt. A court of law makes that determination. On Jan. 28, a foul odor was reportedly coming ...
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Cony High School announces 2nd quarter honor roll
Feb 03The following students earned high honors or honors for the second quarter at Cony High School: Seniors High Honors: Kathryn Dawson, Allyson ...
Talent showcase to benefit children
By Sam Shain - Feb 03Maine Parent Federation will host the MPF Talent Showcase on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Augusta State Armory. “This is our first time. We hope to make ...
Waterville Police Department blotter
Waterville police charge residents of Maine, New Hampshire, Wisconsin
Feb 02Arrests and summons do not constitute findings of guilt. A court of law makes that determination. Jan. 23 Rachel Lynn Rogers, 30, of Waterville, ...
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Maine lawmakers review emergency bill to prevent copper theft
Feb 02State Rep. Tom Longstaff, D-Waterville, introduced a bill Jan. 26 that would prevent copper theft and illegal sales by instituting changes in ...
Stepping Stones Montessori School National Geographic Bee
Feb 02Joshua Bell of Kents Hill, an eighth-grade student at Stepping Stones Montessori School in Chelsea, won the school-level competition of the ...
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Free income tax preparation and assistance
Feb 02Spectrum Generations Cohen Community Center will host AARP’s Tax Aide Program starting Thursday, Feb. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and then ...
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Maranacook Adult Education announces February courses
Feb 01Maranacook Adult Education is introducing new courses in 2012, especially in the area of professional development for businesses, teachers and ...
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Gardiner Adult Education lists February classes
Feb 01Gardiner Adult Education offers the following classes: Getting to Know Your Digital Camera, 6-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1-8, Gardiner High ...
Hallowell Police Department blotter
Unparked vehicle rolls into ditch, man watches helpless
Feb 01Arrests and summons do not constitute findings of guilt. A court of law makes that determination. Jan. 24 A forgetful fellow pulled over to put ...
Community
Rotary gift to help homebound seniors
Feb 03Waterville Rotary Club President Don Plourde, presented a $10,000 check to Spectrum Generations CEO Gerry Queally and Nutrition Director Denver ...
Manchester woman among class of women leaders
Feb 03Pamela J. Boivin of Manchester will soon graduate from an intensive 6-month training program that aims to increase the number of Maine women ...
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Nominations open for Governor's Award for Business Excellence
Feb 02The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Governor's Award for Business Excellence. "The...
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Citizen Service Before Self Honors nominations
Feb 02Governor Paul LePage and The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation announce they are now accepting nominations for the Citizen Service Before ...
Deadline March 30
Call for nominations
Feb 02Nominations for the 2012 Maine Downtown Achievement Awards are currently being accepted by the Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown ...
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Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center receives grants for floor reconstruction
Feb 01Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center has received three grants to help fund the cost of reconstructing the floor of the theater, which had been ...
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New Year, new opportunity to save on energy costs
Feb 01The new year arrives with a fresh opportunity for Maine residents to save energy, save money and receive a $50 rebate for recycling outdated ...
biz/orgBriefs®
Unity College Student Group to Hold Anti-Violence Event
By Unity College - Feb 03Unity, Maine – There is never an appropriate context for violence in a relationship. That is a central message of ALA (Ask, Listen and Act), a ...
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Auburn Company Drives Growth With Expansion Into Commercial Awnings.
By Dream Local - Feb 02Sales at NuImage Awnings of Maine grew 30 percent in 2011 thanks to the acquisition of the Blackfoot Awning Co. last summer. NuImage Awnings, of ...
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Last Career Changers Drop-In for a Month
By Women, Work and Community - Feb 02The last Career Changers Drop-In until March will be offered by Women, Work and Community on Tuesday, February 7 from 10 to 12 at the Belfast Free ...
WINSMOR GARAGE DOOR COMPANY HAS NEW SHOWROOM HOURS
By WinsMor Garage Door ... - Feb 02WinsMor Garage Door Co. Inc has new showroom hours 9 am - 3 pm Monday Thur Firday 9 am - 4 pm Sat and Sun LIKE US ON FACE BOOK OR AT WWW.WINSMOR.COM
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From Union to Belfast to Rockport to Camden: The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber Welcomes 5 New Members for January
By Penobscot Bay ... - Feb 01The board and staff of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce had the distinct pleasure of welcoming the following new members for the ...
Ron Hawkes Photography, find us on Facebook
By Ron Hawkes Photography - Feb 01Ron Hawkes Photography is on Facebook and would love to have you as a fan on our page. Click here to find us on Facebook Visit us at ronhawkes.com ...
Unity College Seeks Submissions for Nature Art and Photography Show
By Unity College - Jan 31Unity, Maine – Unity College is seeking submissions from artists for a nature art and photography show slated for April 22. The show and sale ...
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New Ventures Business Training Offered @ University College Rockland
By Women, Work and Community - Jan 31New Ventures is a 12 week, one day a week, intensive business planning course. The following topics are covered in depth: the customer, competition...
Unity College Students to Serve as Volunteers for 2012 Maine Winter Special Olympics, January 29 - 31
By Unity College - Jan 26Unity, Maine – Familiar faces from Unity College will once again serve athletes at the 2012 Maine Winter Special Olympics, slated for January 29 ...
City of Belfast $400,000 Brownfield Assessment Grant is underway!
By Our Town Belfast - Jan 26Brownfield,,,what's a brownfield? Want to know more? Do you know of a site that may benefit from the Brownfields Program? If so, bring your ideas ...
Rotary Gift Helps Homebound Seniors
By Spectrum Generations - Jan 25Waterville Rotary Club President Don Plourde, presented a $10,000 check to Gerry Queally, CEO and Denver Brown, Nutrition Director at Spectrum ...
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Make sure your business has a compass (or GPS) in 2012
By Women, Work and Community - Jan 25I have to admit that this time of year was always my favorite when I had my landscaping business in North Carolina, not because my staff and I had ...
Member Stories
Cape Elizabeth skates past Windjammers for second time in four days
By Ron Hawkes - Feb 02The Camden Hills ice hockey team hosted Cape Elizabeth Wednesday at the Midcoast Recreation Center in Rockport. The two team played last Saturday ...
Downtown Belfast Celebrates the Superbowl with some Super Sales!
By Our Town Belfast - Feb 01Our downtown merchants are ready for some super sales this weekend. Sales vary by store and we might not have all the information, so please ...
Mid-Coast Basketball League championship photo galleries
By Ron Hawkes - Jan 30Sunday the Mid-Coast Basketball League finished up the season with the 5th and 6th grade boys and girls basketball championship games at St. ...
Photo Galleries from the Belfast at Camden Hills games Saturday
By Ron Hawkes - Jan 29Saturday evening I went to Camden Hills to take in the Belfast at Camden Hills JV and varsity girls basketball games with the Windjammers easily ...
Photos from the Morse at Oceanside girls JV and Varsity games
By Ron Hawkes - Jan 29Saturday was a crazy day and I am just now getting caught up. Did eight teams of Team & Individuals in the morning, stopped at Oceanside on the ...
Oceanside, Nokomis thrill packed house with exciting play
By Ron Hawkes - Jan 27Thursday night at Oceanside East the crowd of basketball fans certainly got their money’s worth with three excellent games played from the ...
Using some presets in Lightroom 3
By Ron Hawkes - Jan 23I have for the past year been working with Lightroom 3 for the majority of my editing. I find it to be much easier to learn then it’s big brother ...
Opinion
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Capital letters — Feb. 3, 2012
Feb 03Domestic violence is not acceptable By far the leading cause of domestic violence is an abusive personality that seeks control and power over the ...
- Writer's Corner
How cold is it in Maine?
By Milt Huntington - Feb 03An Eskimo’s nose would be froze I suppose After spending a winter in Maine. Santa Claus’ snoz and a polar bear’s paws Would ice up again and ...
- OPINION: Politics & Other Mistakes
Magic power
By Al Diamon - Feb 03A few months after the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, my wife and I were wandering around the eastern part of that city and came upon a little ...
Hooked on Hallowell
Old Hallowell Cannon
By Al Hague - Feb 02It was commonly called “The Old Thunder Jug.” This cannon is an English artillery piece taken from a British ship in battle with the USS Enterprise...
Comments
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Re: The Great Chocolate Exchange
By Maggi Blue - Jan 31Hey there! Chocolatier Blue (27 Bayview in Camden) would love to donate some of our gourmet truffles to you event! Email me at maine@chocolatierblu...
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Re: One Man's Waste is Another Man's Cure
By M. A. Mower - Jan 30Well, you really outdid yourself with this one.
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Re: 'Don't try to be tough guys'
By Steve Waterman - Jan 28People often lose sight of the fact that without an operational brain, you are nothing more than a living piece of meat and a burden to society. ...
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Re: Capitalism & the Moral Blowout
By Robert J. Williams - Jan 22I just finished Walter Isaackson's biography of Ben Franklin. What he preached over 200 years ago is true today. Franklin wanted people to make ...
Blogs
The Cheddar & the Ivy
By Dr. Rushworth M. Kidder - Feb 03Our ethics, some say, is like cheddar cheese: The more it ages, the stronger and more flavorful it gets. Others say our ethics is like English ...
One Man's Waste is Another Man's Cure
By Kit Hayden - Jan 30“Are you feeling tired and listless? Are you prone to colds and allergies; suffering from nausea, indigestion, uncontrollable bowels? Ask your ...
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Infiniti G37xS: On, you huskies!
By Silvio Calabi - Jan 29SNOW COUNTRY is where I live, so it isn’t always good to see a sleek, low-slung, high-performance coupe hunkered in the driveway—at least when ...
Is It Unethical to Cut Jobs? Seven Questions for the Candidates
By Dr. Rushworth M. Kidder - Jan 27CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX, USVI If you’re as troubled as I am by the dog-eat-dog spectacle of Republicans blasting each other for closing down ...
A & E
CD review: Going Underground
Phony PPL – Phonyland. (2012)
By Arthur Hosford - Feb 03After a three year waiting period following the release of their “pre-album” mixtape titled WTF Is Phonyland?, Phony PPL have finally released ...
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Juxtapositions exhibit opens at UMA
Jan 31Monday, Jan. 30, University of Maine faculty and students took a closing look at Float/Play in UMA’s Danforth Gallery and an opening look at ...
Savoca and Heitzman live in concert Feb. 9
Jan 26Here's a sure-fire cabin fever antidote: experiencing a live performance by internationally renowned indie acoustic funk folk duo Karen Savoca and ...
A capella open house
Feb 01Shake the winter doldrums and come experience a cappella singing with Maine-ly Harmony women's chorus Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m. during an ...
Harlow Gallery seeks art donations
Jan 29Need to make room? Downsizing, redecorating or relocating? Clean out your closets and look under the bed! Staff at Harlow Gallery welcomes ...
- New format; deadline March 1
CMCA calls for 2012 Biennial
Jan 24The Center for Maine Contemporary Art has announced its plans for the 2012 CMCA Biennial Exhibition. The show will be held at CMCA, 162 Russell ...
People
Snapshots
Benchwarmers
Jan 21The only thing warming the bench this week is snow. Not even this rascal wearing shorts on a high-of-17-degrees-day dared to sit on the frozen bench.
Announcements
Margie Ellen Keef Garippa
Feb 01Margie Ellen Keef Garippa went to be with the Lord in her home on Sunday evening, Jan. 29, 2012, with her family by her side. Margie was born in ...
Sports
Beyond the Game
Stress tab: Super Bowl hype too much to take
By Ken Waltz - Feb 03All this Super Bowl hype is making me, well, hyper. Can we please stop talking and start playing? Toss the coin and kick the damn ball, already. Is...
Maine Forest Service: no sign of invasive insect
Jan 31There were 52 logs; 40 volunteers; eight trees from eight different sites; seven landowners; two workshops; and best of all, no emerald ash ...
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Special Olympics Winter Games Jan. 29-31
By Staff - Jan 23In 1969, Special Olympics Maine held the world's first winter games. It began on a small hill in Gorham, with only a handful of people. This year, ...
United Martial Arts Academies "kick" breast cancer out of Maine
By Lisa Bell Ellis - Feb 01Master Brent J. Crisci and United Martial Arts Academies are teaming up with Maine Breast Cancer Coalition to help “kick” breast cancer out of ...
- Give us your take
Super Bowl XLVI: VillageSoup seeks thoughts on Patriots versus Giants
By Staff - Jan 30With Super Bowl XLVI between the AFC champion New England Patriots and the NFC champion New York Giants set for Sunday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. in ...
- Road racing
Midcoast Half-Marathon March 11 in Lincolnville
By Staff - Jan 23A second half-marathon has been scheduled for the Midcoast for 2012. While the second annual Blueberry Cove Half-Marathon will be in August in ...
News from 
- Announcement Expected in Request for Poliquin Inquiry
2/3/2012 6:00:00 PMThe Maine Attorney General's office and the state Ethics Commission are moving forward with complaints filed by Democrats against ...
- Maine Bill to Require Photo ID at the Polls Dies in Committee
2/3/2012 6:00:00 PMRepublicans in the Legislature today sidestepped a potentially explosive fight over voting rights. GOP members of the Veterans and Legal ...
- FBI Gang Statistics for Maine Questioned
2/3/2012 6:00:00 PMEver since the FBI released a report last fall about the threat of gangs, a surprising statistic has surfaced about Maine: that there ...
- Bangor RV Show Back After 2-Year Hiatus
2/3/2012 6:00:00 PMThe economy may not be growing as fast as most Americans would like. But there continue to be signs---both nationally and here in ...
- Divers Turn up no New Clues in Seach for Waterville Tot
2/3/2012 4:30:00 PMDivers resumed searching for evidence today in the case of missing Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds at two separate locations in the ...
