January 26, 2007
A story on Friday indicated fines for seat-belt violations range from $50 for the first offense, $125 for the second to $250 for third and subsequent offenses. The story did not include surcharges assessed by the Maine District Court system that effectively increase the fines to $70, $160 and $310, respectively. See story: Lawmakers mull tightening seat belt law
January 25, 2007
In the Wednesday edition, an article on Chandler Woodcock's new job as a consultant with Franklin Community Health Network should have said Franklin Health Access is a program of the Franklin Community Health Network, not the Healthy Community Coalition. It was
source error.
January 2, 2007
Four-year-old Emma Salisbury, featured in a cover story in Sunday's Life & Leisure section, lives in Benton Falls. An incorrect hometown was published.
December 12, 2006
The Augusta Symphony OrchestraÕs performance of a "Messiah Sing-along" will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta. The wrong time was published in Monday'sÊ newspapers.
Also, Downeast Brass and friends will perform at 7 p.m., Dec. 21 at the South Parish Church.
November 21, 2006
An editorial on Nov. 20 contained two quotations that were misattributed.ÊThe quotation that begins, ÒThey are harvesting in a core areaÓ should have been attributed to Charles T. Hulsey, a regional biologist for the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The quotation that begins, ÒI would like to hear moreÓ should have been attributed to William Galbraith, an employee of the Land Use Regulation Commission.
October 24, 2006
An article on the proposed 2007 Franklin County budget should have said when the county
joined Maine State Retirement System in July, the retirement program was
opened to all qualified non-union and union county employees. The 2006
appropriation of $55,000 mentioned in the article represented the
county's share of the retirement benefit for only half a year. In the
2007 budget, $155,000 is requested for the first full year since over 90
percent of county employees have joined the program. See story: Franklin budget committee meets Nov. 1
August 16, 2006
A story on the front page of the Morning Sentinel should have said that former Army nurse Gabrielle Gorski referred to Gen. Omar Bradley knowing Dr. John G. Towne of Waterville who served in World War I. See story: Memories of a war nurse
August 4, 2006
The Kennebec Coalition is working on the Sebasticook River for the restoration of several different fish species, including American shad and alewives. A news story in Thursday's paper incorrectly spelled the names of these two types of fish. See story: Judge denies latest appeal to save dam
July 31, 2006
In a July 25 editorial we mistakenly identified two of the three people instrumental in the development of the Maine International Film Festival; their correct names are Alan Sanborn and Joan Phillips-Sandy. See editorial: Taking the film festival's measure
A July 28 story has been corrected from the original version. Several Maine hospitals, including Eastern Maine Medical Center, MaineGeneral Medical Center, Maine Medical Center and Franklin Memorial Hospital, use 64-slice scanning machines, despite a quote from a hospital official to the contrary in a July 28 story. None but Inland Hospital and Maine Medical Center are openly using their machines to scan hearts -- which was the context of the story. See story: Saved by the scanner
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