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Staff photo by Joe Phelan
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
Jeremy Connor, of Augusta, practices his horseshoe pitching skills on Thursday evening at Hewitt/Bisbee Courts in Augusta. The horseshoe pitching courts are part of the the CARA complex on Piggery Road off Hospital Street on the the city's East Side.
New route, new problems?
As the closure of Interstate 295's southbound lanes looms, emergency service crews are preparing for a summer when the most direct route will not be a possibility.

No more handbags for sale
RANDOLPH -- Margaret Smith handbags are no longer being made.

Cony accreditation warning
AUGUSTA -- Cony High School's accreditation has been placed on "warning" status, despite a long list of commendations from the organization that conducted the review.

GARDINER: City, agency seen winning brutality case
A federal judge recommends clearing the Gardiner police chief and the city of claims it mistreated a man having a mental-health crisis.

Unionization rally targets medical staff
AUGUSTA -- About 40 members of the Maine State Employees Association rallied Monday at Buker Park to draw attention to their efforts to unionize employees at Medical Care Development, an Augusta-based nonprofit.

At what price an expanded Lithgow Library?
AUGUSTA -- Scaled-back proposals to renovate and expand Lithgow Library could save city taxpayers about $3 million, but cost them about one-third of the library space, compared to the proposed $8.9 million rehab shot down last year by 243 votes.

MANCHESTER: Town weighs fire station
MANCHESTER -- The Manchester Fire Station is aging, and an information session on a proposal to replace it is planned for Wednesday night.

Augusta schools seek athletic director
AUGUSTA -- The Board of Education meets Wednesday to consider hiring a new athletic director and take up several other items of school business.

Dresden-to-Richmond district progress
HALLOWELL -- A planned consolidation of four local school systems has passed state muster, becoming one of the first merger plans in the state to earn such approval.

Police Log
AUGUSTA -- An early-morning get-together involving minors and alcohol landed one teenager in police custody and two others with charges Monday after a brief scuffle with officers.

Briefs
RICHMOND -- An event to meet the local candidates will be held at Enterprise Grange 48, 15 Alexander Reed Road, at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

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Today's Sports

Dwyer has Ramblers flying high
WINTHROP -- Whether he was trying to or not, Winthrop left-hander Forrest Dwyer had Lisbon batters hitting the ball in the air Monday afternoon.

Finally playing ball at Oakland's little Fenway
OAKLAND -- Like the other players, James Varney took a minute to gawk at the 22-foot high wall in left field. How cool would it be, thought the Messalonskee Tigers catcher, to turn on a pitch and drive a baseball off that wall? How cool would it be to hit it over?

HIGH SCHOOL TESNNIS NOTES: Monmouth boys young, improving
On Monday, Monmouth dropped a 3-2 boys tennis match to Winthrop, which is always at or near the top of the Mountain Valley Conference. Monmouth has stayed competitive this season although the Mustangs have a rookie coach in Tyler Hunt and sophomores at each of the top two singles spots.

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A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days

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SPECIAL REPORTS Capitals series Augusta
'THERE IS A GREAT FUTURE HERE' Augusta's layout obscures assets
[April 20, 2008]
Concord, N.H.
All the pieces fell into place for Concord a decade ago
[April 13, 2008]
Concord's business owners jump at chance in limelight
[April 13, 2008]
New Hampshire's Statehouse has proud past
[April 13, 2008]
Montpelier, Vt.
Augusta, Montpelier split on use of downtowns
[April 6, 2008]
Frugal approach keeps Statehouse well-preserved
[April 6, 2008]
Four factors contribute to city's success
[April 6, 2008]
'If you don't have pedestrian traffic, you can't cut it'
[April 6, 2008]
About this series Our three-part Sunday capitals project compares the capital cities of northern New England. Augusta, Maine's capital, is trying to reinvent itself. Two other New England capitals offer lessons.

APRIL 6: The Capitol and downtown are inseparable in Montpelier, Vt., a key reason the city remains vibrant. APRIL 13: Concord, N.H. invested in infrastructure 10 years ago. The payoff has been lower taxes and a healthier downtown. APRIL 20: Augusta's downtown merchants are committed to staying, and yearn for development along the Kennebec River.
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'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards. For more, click here.

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PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND RENT REFUND The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal will be running a story about the Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund "Circuit Breaker" Program. We would like to talk to people who have participated in the program or have contemplated doing so. If interested, contact reporter Colin Hickey at 861-9205 or by e-mail, chickey@centralmaine.com.


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