May 8, 2008, News
Corinna
SVFCU opens Branch in Corinna

  CORINNA – When Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union opened a new branch in Corinna, local banking services were returned to the community. According to SVFCU President Jim Lemieux, the credit union is always looking for opportunities to expand. When the SVFCU learned Skowhegan Saving
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Dexter
Dexter Airport Grant Award

   DEXTER-The Dexter Airport project has been awarded a $322,697 grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration which will aid in the runway reconstruction project. This grant will be used to repair runway damage by sealing and restoring pavement cracks.
 
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Exeter
Exeter Receives Housing Grant

   EXETER - The Town of Exeter has been awarded a $250,000 housing grant from the Office of Community Development (OCD). The grant monies are the result of a Community Development Block Grant application that was filed last winter by the town. The town is presently in the project deve
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Pittsfield
Grant to benefit Pittsfield Airport

   PITTSFIELD =  The Pittsfield Municipal Airport has received funding from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration for repairs to the aging grounds.  The award was announced this week by U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-Maine).
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Budget Validation
Referendum Set For MSAD 53 Budget

   PITTSFIELD -  A referendum vote will be held May 12 at Warsaw Middle School to accept the MSAD 53 budget for 2008-09.  The proposed budget was presented at a meeting on May 7.
   According to Superintendent Michael Gallagher, although the cost of running the district
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Skowhegan
Lake George Park ready for New Season

    SKOWHEGAN - As Lake George Regional Park gears up for another season we reflect on the past and the many building blocks that have gotten us to where we are. 
   Currently  the Spring Dinner registration is under way, children are signing up for Camp Podooc, sch
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Newport
Career Exploration Part of Nokomis Education

   NEWPORT – Business leaders and career professionals were the special lunch guests at Nokomis Regional High last week as students and faculty presented “Career Pathways,” the school’s career focussed curriculum plan.
   Lunch was prepared and served by cu
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Meetings Slated
Community Calendar – Meetings, May 8

Community Calendar – Meetings

EVERY TUESDAY:
SKOWHEGAN – Al-Anon meeting, Fed. Church, Island Ave., 7-8 p.m. FMI, call (800) 498-1844.

Thursday, May 8
DEXTER – Town Council, 7 p.m.

DEXTER

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Park Loop Walk
Pittsfield Establishes Mill Pond Loop

PITTSFIELD -  The Town of Pittsfield has established the Mill Pond Loop Walk for the general public to enjoy.
     The walk was established as part of a Project Canopy matching
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Hartland
Fire Destroys Hartland Camp

HARTLAND - A cedar log camp on Munn’s Flat Road in Hartland was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. Owner Gary Bacon of Gorham had just finished filling a lantern when he set it down to retrieve...
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Dexter
Tri-County Tech Transition Fair

   DEXTER - Tri-County Technical Center (TCTC) in conjunction with the Maine Career Centers of Bangor and Dover-Foxcroft and the Training and Development Corporation (TDC) held a Transition

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Newport
Antarctica Explorer Visits Newport School

NEWPORT – Last week Ms. Sawyer’s third grade students played host to a modern-day explorer, Meg Adams. Adams, originally from Holden, Maine, embarked on an adventure last fall when she dec
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Newport
Nokomis wins Journalism Honors

    NEWPORT - The Nokomis Regional High school newspaper recently received several honors at the Maine Center for Student Journalism annual conference April 30 in Orono. These included:

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Newport
Sebasticook Valley Middle School – Third Quarter Honor Roll

   NEWPORT - Fifth Grade, Highest Honors, Bailey Ayer, Christine Clark, Anneliese Malachi;
High Honors, Greysen Heatherly, Devon Kerstetter, Yvonne Russell; Honors,  Saige Antonino, Chey
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Update on the Campaign
Presidential Candidate Daniel Kingery Reports, May 8

   My time in Sugar Notch was well invested.
   Like many from other states, the audience was skeptical about the so-called "no-name" candidates. One member of the audien
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