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WORKING TOGETHER: Instructor Robin Harnden, right, helps Melissa Williams, of Industry, during a beginners welding class at Foster Technology Center at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington recently. See storyCourse with a purpose
FARMINGTON -- A customized course designed to upgrade the skills of welders employed at a busy pallet manufacturer and sawmill is being offered through the Franklin County Community College Network.
Advice on gifts for your valentine
Valentine's Day is Sunday, and nobody wants to send or receive stale chocolates or dead flowers on the special holiday.
Analysis: 'Tea Party' shows democracy at work
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- First, the independent Ross Perot contingent. Then, the liberal "netroots" mobilization. Now, the conservative "tea party" coalition.
BINGHAM: Pierce-Quimby house has new owner
BINGHAM -- The Old Canada Road Historical Society has purchased the former Pierce-Quimby house in Bingham to serve as its new headquarters.
STATEHOUSE NOTES: Bill calls for phone warning
AUGUSTA -- It won't get a public hearing until next month, but lobbyists already are working a bill that would require cell phones sold in Maine to have stickers warning of the possibility of brain cancer.
ROME: Pickup breaks through lake's ice
ROME -- A pickup truck that fell through the ice on North Pond after dark on Saturday was successfully hauled out of the water Sunday by a mechanic whose own truck went under on the same pond last month.
Author Maya Angelou plans visit to UMA
AUGUSTA -- It's been 15 years since renowned author Maya Angelou's last public appearance in Maine.
FARMINGTON: Elections slated for March 19
FARMINGTON -- A political newcomer is challenging two incumbents in a three-way race for two seats on the Farmington Board of Selectmen, according to the town clerk.
Augusta crash leaves woman injured
AUGUSTA -- A local woman suffered serious injuries after her car was struck by another vehicle that may have run a red light.
AUGUSTA: Grant sparks hope for passenger trains
Now that Maine's railroad industry is receiving grant money to finance the expansion of passenger rail service, the possibility of freight and passenger service to Augusta is coming into focus.
Briefs
FARMINGTON -- The Maine Cancer Foundation has awarded the Healthy Community Coalition a one-year, $10,000 grant for cancer prevention and early detection education. The campaign will focus on education for oral, skin, lung, colorectal and prostate cancer, for those of all ages, throughout the Franklin County and Livermore Falls area.
Police Log
IN WATERVILLE, Saturday at 4:44 p.m., a citizen reported a traffic offense and police arrested a man on a charge of operating under the influence.
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