Saturday, July 19, 2008
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
A farmer sitting underneath a blue umbrella drives a tractor up and down the rows cultivating a corn field on Thursday afternoon in this aerial view over Sidney.
Maine State Police trooper hurt in accident in Oxford Co.
A Maine State Police trooper with ties to the Winthrop area was recovering at a Lewiston hospital after crashing his cruiser while responding to a report of a fight Friday morning.
WINTHROP Libel lawsuit remains alive
A U.S. District Court has cleared a North Carolina-based book publisher -- but not three people from Winthrop -- of claims of libel filed by a Winthrop woman.
BRIEFS
AUGUSTA -- Winthrop Street is closed between State and Commercial streets for utility work. The section of road is open only to local traffic.
DIVORCES
AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of divorces granted recently in Augusta District Court.
'CURRAN' BRIDGE BEFORE COUNCIL
AUGUSTA -- The city is considering whether the name of the Rev. John Curran should be removed from the Father Curran Bridge.
DHHS HIT OVER CASH
AUGUSTA -- The public will get a chance to comment later this month on a report that shows inadequate cash management practices at the state Department of Health and Human Services.
GARDINER City OKs budget but not tax rate
GARDINER -- City councilors this week approved a $3.5 million budget that's 1.5 percent higher than last year's spending plan.
Sabattus driver dies on turnpike
LEWISTON -- Investigators are still trying to determine what led to a crash on the Maine Turnpike that killed a Sabattus truck driver Thursday afternoon.
VIENNA Annual dramas stage next week
VIENNA -- For the 26th consecutive year, the Vienna Historical Society will present humorous plays in which time is turned back to bygone days when life was simpler and neighbors knew each other's business.
Atwood allies to search woods
WATERVILLE -- Cherri Hight of Waterville said Friday she was close friends with Cheryl Murdoch, the woman who a judge this month said was murdered by 38-year-old Shannon Atwood in 2006 in rural Canaan.
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