NEW GLOUCESTER — Town officials say resident Frank Staton has threatened them repeatedly. The 41-year-old denies the charge and says he’s not a danger to anyone. The matter will be discussed in Portland District Court on Monday as town leaders attempt to make a protection order against Staton permanent. The issue has been simmering for […]
June 2014
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Judge denies competing harms defense to couple charged in Auburn train protest
AUBURN — Two protesters who said they sat on railroad tracks last year in an effort to stop an approaching train carrying dangerous crude oil won’t be allowed to argue at trial that their actions were justified because those actions would have prevented a more serious harm from occurring. Justice Joyce Wheeler wrote in a […]
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Pat’s poodle socks a no-show
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I attended the Maine Sportsman Show in Augusta and ordered a pair of apricot poodle socks from Pat’s Fudge, which was listed under Pat Thompson in the vendor list. I wrote a check for $17.32, which was cashed March 31 at the KV Federal Credit Union. I never received my socks and […]
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Police log
Charges Auburn * Ryan Richardson, 24, listed as transient, on a charge of aggravated assault, 10:54 p.m. Wednesday on South Main Street. Jamie Robert Barker, 37, of 21 Gray St., Waterville, on a charge of disorderly conduct, 12:59 a.m. Friday at Club Texas, 150 Center St. Paul Fitzherbert, 37, of 124 Holland St., Lewiston, on […]
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Graphic mislabeled
LEWISTON — A graphic that appeared Tuesday on Page A7 accompanying a story about Central Maine Medical Center seeking to join a bigger health care system was incorrectly labeled. The figures in that graphic reflected the hospitals’ “excess revenue over expenses” contained in the Maine Health Data Oganization’s records.
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R. Fraser: A young, fresh face
Many people had the opportunity to meet with Eric Brakey on June 10. He was seen at all the polling places in his district of Auburn, Minot, Mechanic Falls, Poland and New Gloucester. Brakey is running for the state Senate seat in that district. Brakey is just what Maine needs — a fresh face, enthusiastic […]
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Richard Gross to lead Calvary service
LEWISTON — This Sunday, June 29, Calvary United Methodist Church welcomes Richard Gross as service leader while Pastor Casey Collins is on vacation. The service is at 10:30 a.m. The church is at 59 Sabattus St. All are welcome. Calvary recently installed a new banner outdoors on the northeast corner of the church as part […]
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Pinpoint of Light Spiritualist Camp lists summer season schedule
HARTFORD — Pinpoint of Light Spiritualist Camp begins the 2014 summer season on July 6 with a devotional service at 10:30 a.m. at the Hartford Town Hall, followed by the traditional picnic at 546 Town Farm Road. The closing service and picnic will be on Aug. 31. Saturday programs will begin at 12:30 p.m. with […]
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L. Hoy: Ruled by civil servants
Louis XIV famously declared, “L’etat, c’est moi” (I am the state). His was not an idle boast, for, indeed, all privilege and power in France concentrated in that one person. The king had clustered the once fractious aristocrats at Versailles, where they pathetically vied with one another for his fickle favor. In America, the federal […]
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A. Hall: Only fooling ourselves
While we dither away about GMOs, taxing plastic bags and confronting that latest threat to humanity (phthalates in our plastic bottles), there are people across the ocean (for now) who are trying their best to impose a new Dark Age on humanity. Those people are willing and able to kill and be killed for their […]