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HOPE : Flu shot update There will be a seasonal and H1N1 flu shot clinic for students on Thursday, Nov.

ROCKPORT : Rockport resident Janna Hymes, music director and founder of Maine Pro Musica, will lead more than 50 gifted musicians, singers, bell ringers and dancers in a spirited Holiday Pops Concert on Dec.

Dear Readers: Are you relocating and need to get Fido, Fluffy or Tweetie Pie to where you are going and don't want to drive? Did you know that many airlines these days have "preferred pet" shipping, where you can ship your dogs, cats and birds in climate-controlled and pressurized comfort? The larger your pet, the more the cost will be.

NEW SHARON a ' State animal welfare agents seized about 40 animals found mostly in the kitchen and living room at a New Sharon woman's residence on Oct.

Production supervisor Joe Ramsdell takes some quart-sized containers to the filling machine at the Gifforda s Ice Cream plant in Skowhegan recently.

It will be three to four months before authorities know what happened to three Central Maine infants who died last week while sharing beds with their parents.

Maine State Police say three infants died last week in unrelated incidents in which they'd been sleeping in bed with their parents.

Three infants died last week in unrelated incidents after sleeping with their parents, according to State Police.The infants may have suffocated, though the State Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the cause of death.

Police continue to search for the person who shot a 63-year-old man outside a motorcycle club in Canaan.

State troopers late Friday morning guarded the scene of a shooting that took place Thursday evening outside a clubhouse on Route 23 in Canaan, which is used by the Hell's Angels motorcycle club.

IN ANSON, Wednesday at 11:16 a.m., a report of a theft was investigated on Preble Avenue.

MADISON TOWNSHIP -- If voters approve a $46 million bond issue in the fall, the days of crammed, sweaty classrooms at Madison Junior High School and students crossing a three-lane highway to get to classes will end.

A union and five former employees of Wood Structures Inc. have filed a federal lawsuit seeking severance pay and other damages from the company's parent, Atlanta-based Roark Capital Group.

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AUGUSTA : A picture of legislator performance in black and white tells a graphic story .

Backyard Farms, which operates a 24-acre, state-of-the art, year-round greenhouse in Madison, has been recognized by the Maine Community Foundation for innovation and commitment to economic growth.

MADISON TOWNSHIP -- John Ihrig has taught for two years at Madison Junior High School, but he's ready for an upgrade.

Associated Press photographer Julie Jacobson accompanied a patrolling Marine unit when they came under attack in the Helman province, located in southern Afghanistan.

On Aug. 14, Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua "Bernie" Bernard became the 19th American to die in Afghanistan last month.

The opening celebration of Kennebec Downtowns, an exhibition of paintings by Pittston painter Judith Schuppien, will be held 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug.