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'TIS THE SEASON: Dolores Knight sits in the living room of her Sidney home that is already decorated for Christmas. “I think Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year,” she said.
See storyChristmas spirit
SIDNEY -- It's just a toy, a simple one at that, but Delores Knight beams as she plays with it and shows it off to a visitor as if she were holding the Hope Diamond.
Guidance counselor: Dismiss complaint based on criticism of same-sex marriage
NEWPORT -- Donald Mendell is asking the state Office of Licensing and Registration to toss out a complaint filed against him that seeks to revoke his license as a social worker because of statements he made in a TV commercial against same-sex marriage.
Trust eyes orchard purchase
KENTS HILL -- It's been on the market for more than a year, its future uncertain.
Group seeks policy to get SS numbers
Maine's Right To Know Advisory Committee is drafting legislation as an effort to create a single policy for all public agencies to follow when collecting Social Security numbers.
CHELSEA: 'Practice burn' provides thrill for 9-year-old
CHELSEA -- Nine-year-old Matthew Albert of Hallowell wouldn't normally get up so early on a Sunday.
Sport of Kings
As a boy, Larry Barnes became interested in an ancient hunting sport of English kings.
Industrial park expansion planned in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD -- It will be a turbo-charged schedule, Town Manager Kathryn Ruth says, but well worth it.
Police Log
At 7:02 p.m., a Washington Street caller reported a disturbance.
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