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Local news for Madison, ME continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

18 hrs ago | WABI-TV Bangor

Bank Robbery

Police are seeking two men who held up a credit union in Madison, then fled in a car with three other occupants.

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

WABI-TV Bangor

Bank Robbery

Police are seeking two men who held up a credit union in Madison, then fled in a car with three other occupants.

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Sat Jul 19, 2008

Village Soup

Cushing residents refuse to 'knuckle under' Tower

CUSHING : About 55 residents gathered Monday night to overwhelmingly approve the transfer of $89,000 from surplus to an account for legal fees to help pay for costs relating to a tax abatement and lawsuit with ...

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Related Topix: Cushing, ME

Thu Jul 17, 2008

WMTW-TV Auburn

Horse Killed After Collision With Police Cruiser

A horse had to be euthanized after it ran into a country road and collided with a passing police cruiser in the central Maine town of Madison.

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Why women in Washington County are dying too young

Leeann Thornton, 20, with her 11-week-old daughter Madison Nicholas, visits with Lena Newell, 19, and her two-week-old daughter RyAnne Mitchell at the Indian Township Health Center at Peter Dana Point on ...

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Related Topix: Augusta, ME, Women's Health, Washington County, ME

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Fort Kent: Kids give French language camp high pra

When 10-year-old Olivia Jewell heads out into the world, she intends to have at least two languages in her communication arsenal.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Madawaska, ME, Family, Kids, Fort Kent, ME

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Madison: Head-on crash injures four

A head-on collision Sunday morning sent four people, including a 10-month-old child, to the hospital.

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Related Topix: Skowhegan, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

Madison educators the focus of new SFC Museum exhibit

A new exhibit at the St. Francis County Museum honors the African-American educators who shaped the young minds of students in the Madison area.

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Fri Jun 06, 2008

MaineCoastNOW.com

School budget validation votes on tap

' Many communities will hold school "budget validation votes" on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, June 10, under the new school district consolidation law.

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Related Topix: Bath, ME, Maine, Dresden, ME

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Pittsfield: Home-schooling parent raises question

By Sharon Kiley Mack Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - Bangor Daily News When the SAD 53 directors held their informational meeting Monday night on the creation of a new regional school unit with SAD 59, Melissa ...

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Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Home Schooling, Education, Pittsfield, ME

Fri May 30, 2008

The Post Chronicle

Photo, Video: Maine county puts Victorian jail up for sale

Photo, Video: Maine county puts Victorian jail up for sale by Toshiba Reynolds Skowhegan officials have taken the garage sale to a whole new level - with a jail sale on an old Victorian jail in the middle of ...

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Related Topix: Skowhegan, ME, Somerset County, ME, Offbeat

Wed May 28, 2008

Canoe

Town jail in Skowhegan, Maine, up for sale: $200,000 the asking price

If you're in the market for a roomy brick-and-stone Victorian - complete with some pretty impressive security features - look no further.

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Related Topix: Skowhegan, ME, Somerset County, ME

Sun May 11, 2008

The Boston Globe

Fight over evolution looms in Maine school district

“The evolution concept is a theory, and not provable. If the science department at Madison High is simply teaching theory, then you ought to leave it in the science department.”

A Somerset County school district is being urged by one of its members to drop evolution from its high school science curriculums on grounds that it is an unprovable theory that should not be taught as fact. via The Boston Globe

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Related Topix: Somerset County, ME, Education Etc.

Wed Apr 16, 2008

Madison student's winning essay speaks to lingering racism

“There are a lot of kids out there that are prejudiced. It's there”

MADISON TOWNSHIP -- Eilidh Jenness, 12, thinks racism is a topic that should be openly discussed. via News Journal

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Related Topix: Adolescents and Pre-Teens, African-American

Mon Apr 14, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Norridgewock: Man faces slew of charges after chase

“Due to the road conditions, coupled with the fact that there are several residences in this area, I advised the deputy to cease the pursuit”

A Canaan man was arrested Saturday night after leading police on a 20-mile chase, doubling back when he spotted tire spike mats, and attempting to hide in a driveway. via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Canaan, ME, Abbot, ME, Norridgewock, ME, Somerset County, ME

Thu Apr 10, 2008

Citrus County Chronicle

Yankee Skipper sets sail

“The soups are made from scratch, the old-fashioned way”

Golden Ale Tarragon Chicken with Mushrooms Golden Ale Tarragon Chicken with Mushrooms Over Easy With transportation costs skyrocketing daily which, of course, drives up the prices of all of our goods and ... via Citrus County Chronicle

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Seafood, Home Listing, Meat, Chicken

Fri Mar 28, 2008

Ellsworth American

Scientist Says Drugs in Water an Issue, But Not for Maine

“Don't overreact and worry that the water's not safe”

Lamoine Consolidated School students Karla Butler, Madison Brown, Emily Rose, Ivy Wallace and Austin Treadwell, along with John Peckenham, senior research fellow at the Sen. via Ellsworth American

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Related Topix: Orono, ME, Portland Metro, Portland, ME, Ellsworth, ME, Maine

Mon Dec 17, 2007

Naperville Sun

Students to get award for Beanie Baby drive

“The kids thought about it, you know - what they have here - and they saw what the kids in Iraq and Afghanistan have to deal with, and recognized that they can make a huge impact with a very simple sacrifice”

Representatives from Madison Junior High School will travel Tuesday to Chicago to receive on behalf of Naperville School District 203 a Homefront Hero Award from Lt. via Naperville Sun

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Mon Nov 05, 2007

Bangor Daily News

Schools key to rural community

“It's been very disappointing that this has been from the top down and very little effort has been made to work with us”

In an interview for the Union 60 superintendent's job nearly two years ago, Heather Perry recalled town and hospital officials using the "three-legged stool" analogy to explain the connection among the school, ... via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Guilford, ME

Thu Nov 01, 2007

Sun-Journal

Madison tomato grower expands

A company that grows tomatoes in a huge greenhouse in Madison is planning to expand with a second greenhouse next year. via Sun-Journal

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