Carl Natale

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Published
December 26, 2012

Swim lessons starting at UMF Fitness and Recreation Center

FARMINGTON — Free beginner swim lessons offered through the Sumner P. Mills Scholarship Fund will be held at the Fitness and Recreation Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. Beginning swimmers, ages 4 to adult, learn skills through the American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Program taught by student water safety instructors, Jennifer Pageot, assistant director […]
Published
November 15, 2012

Bethel developer waives jury trial in disorderly conduct case

PARIS — A Bethel land developer charged in connection with a verbal altercation outside the Town Office waived a jury trial in Oxford County Superior Court on Wednesday morning and will have a bench trial before a judge scheduled. Rick Savage Sr., of Intervale Road, was arrested this past May outside the Bethel Town Office […]
Published
October 7, 2012

Friends share stories of Patrick Dempsey before he was famous

BUCKFIELD — Denise Reehl heard the teachers’ warnings. “Watch out for these two,” they’d tell Reehl, who showed up at Buckfield High School to help the kids put on a play. “They’re always acting out in class. They won’t sit still for five minutes.” Reehl ignored the teachers and gave the boys each a spotlight. […]
Published
October 3, 2011

Political Pulse: ‘Gov. LePage, Gov. Perry on line 1’

Nuggets from the notebook while wondering what Gov. Paul LePage and Texas Gov. Rick Perry have been talking about . . . It’s fairly common for governors to develop relationships with their peers in other states. Chief executives often attend national conferences to discuss policy matters and meet with business leaders. They may call each […]
Published
June 16, 2011

Photo: ‘Lobester’ sign keeps to tradition

Smedberg’s Crystal Spring Farm has turned a typo into a tradition.
Published
March 13, 2011

Cooking with beer: St. Patty’s Day recipes for what ales you

Beer. For some of us the word conjures up the image of Clydesdales. Others may envision the Rockies. Still others will remember, or attempt to remember, their crazy college years. But for those more culinarily inclined, beer is an ingredient that gives flavor and life to a surprising number of diverse dishes. Beer has existed […]
Published
January 13, 2011

SAD 58 eyes money-saving options

SALEM TOWNSHIP — With SAD 58 facing $700,000 less in state funding in 2011-12, the school district is looking into several options to save money. Last week, directors considered closing schools, moving students and sending high school students to other districts. The first and second plans would eliminate a teaching position and save approximately $58,000 […]
Published
December 30, 2010

December 2010: Chairlift was being shut down when it failed

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Ski area employees working in blustery conditions were unable to realign a lift cable that was out of place and had restarted the lift at a slower speed to off-load riders when the cable derailed, sending skiers plummeting 25 to 30 feet, a Sugarloaf resort said Wednesday. High winds had shut down […]
Published
February 15, 2010

Maine gas prices down

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A price-watching Web site says average gasoline prices in Maine have dropped 3.8 cents per gallon in the past week. MaineGasPrices.com says Maine prices averaged $2.69 per gallon Monday. That compares with the national average that’s fallen 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.62 per gallon. Still, Web […]
Published
January 10, 2010

Eats: In the kitchen — Wintertime and the livin’ is easy … if you’ve got some Hurricane’s soup in your bowl.

There’s nothing quite like soup on a cold winter day. It warms you up, inside and out. The first version of soup was introduced around 6,000 B.C. amazingly, as a means to make animal parts and certain nuts edible, and not as a clever way to warm a person after being out in the cold. […]

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