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Pittsfield man faces theft charge a
A 19-year-old Pittsfield man is accused of stealing a blue Ford van from town on Friday, then crashing the vehicle in Newport, said Newport Police Chief Leonard Macdaid.
Haitian Children Arrive in New Home in Maine
Two children from Haiti are now on their way to their new home in Pittsfield. 5-year-old Cristella and 1-year-old David were in the process of being adopted by their parents in Maine when the earthquake hit Haiti two weeks ago.
SAD 53 reviews options with funding cuts
In response to reduced revenues from the state now and in the future, board members and administrators for SAD 53 are considering closing and selling its central office building and closing Burnham Village School.
Lawmakers urged to drop wine-tasting rule
Wine shop owners told lawmakers Monday that they have lost business because of a law that requires them to shield wine tastings from children's view.
Hazel Mitchell is once again delving into a new art form. In a career that has spanned from England to South Carolina to small-town central Maine, Mitchell has been a painter, graphic artist, pottery designer, children's book illustrator, editorial cartoonist, Web site designer, art teacher and even a portraitist for Princess Anne of England.
Two Haitian Children Closer to Coming to Home to Pittsfield
A family in Pittsfield waiting to adopt two children in Haiti could be getting closer to bringing their children home.
Newport police say gas pump drive-offs 'a real problem':
Newport police say gas pump drive-offs 'a real problem' Sharon Kiley Mack The fueling equivalent of "dine and dash" is becoming more and more frequent in central Maine, particularly at gas stations along Interstate 95 or busy tourist routes.
Mainers worried about safety of children they aim to adopt
Amanda and Jediah Logiodice of Pittsfield prepare bins of food and other supplies Monday evening to send to an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the Haitian Interdonominational Shelter Home for Children, where they are in the final stages of adopting two children Christella, 5, and David, 1. Two of the couple's three biological children Braeden, ...
Farmington: Grocery shoppers look for bargains
Nancy Porter loves a good deal and enjoys the hunt. That's what brings her to the jam-packed grocery shelves in the basement of Renys Department Store in downtown Farmington.
Dog wakes owner then dies in St. a
Curtis Price, of St. Albans, totes a ladder that workers needed Friday afternoon to empty an oil tank in Price's mother's house at 135 Todd's Corner Road in St.
Legislators have long list of work for short session
Lawmakers will return to the Capitol on Wednesday to face a $438 million budget gap that could grow larger, along with dozens of bills on everything from rail service to firewood to high school graduation rates.
The Bernier family, of Pittsfield, Maine , has mastered the art of frugal living.
After reading the "Going green carefully in Dixmont" column by Carolyn Dodge , I felt it necessary to shed some light on her positions on becoming a low-impact citizen in our high-impact society.
Volunteers put - spirit' into Pittsfield dinner
Sometimes you have to read between the lines. At first glance, attendance at the Christmas Day version of the Pittsfield Welcome Table was average compared with the usual crowds that gather every Friday for free meals and socializing at the First Universalist Church.
Walking sisters' cultivate community
The first Sister of Mercy to visit Indian Island came up the Penobscot River in a canoe in 1858.
New Foxcroft Academy leader selected
Arnold Shorey, the assistant superintendent of RSU 19 in Newport, is switching titles and schools in July.
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine announces...
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine announces their annual Engineering Excellence Award winners Released 12/8/09 For immediate release December 8, 2009 For additional information please contact Paul Lariviere, Executive Director, ACEC of Maine, 622-5714 or plariviere@mainetomorrow.com. HALLOWELL - The American Council of ...
Going green carefully in Dixmont
With all this concern about how to address global warming, we always seem to rely on some kind of a oequick fixa solutions.
A three car accident in Palmyra sent two men to the hospital earlier today. According to state police 66-year-old Gary Bartlett was trying to make a left turn off of Route 11 in Palmyra when he was rear ended by 51-year-old Michael Archambault of Troy.
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