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  1. Rockport Marine launches Adventure for South Carolina

    Friday Sep 19 | Village Soup

    ... by Lynda Clancy) The Adventure will make its permanent berth at the Charles Towne Landing historic site in North Charleston. That's where the first English settlers of Charleston found protected land in 1670, safe from the pounding ocean and the ...

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    Related Topix: Rockport, ME

  2. Fire devastates downtown Milo

    Sunday Sep 14 | Bangor Daily News

    ... Jeff Gahagan said the fire was reported about 3:20 a.m. Fire and ambulance crews from Milo, Bradford, Brownville, Charleston, Corinth, Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford, LaGrange, Sangerville and Sebec were called to Main Street to fight the fire but ...

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    Related Topix: Piscataquis County, ME, Sangerville, ME, Dover-Foxcroft, ME, Dexter, ME, Guilford, ME

  3. Police seek owners of tools stolen at work sites

    Sep 10, 2008 | Bangor Daily News

    ... Stedman said. The men, who are cooperating with police, are suspected of taking items from sites in Bangor, Charleston, Dixmont and Newburgh - ' "pretty much all over Penobscot County," Stedman said, making the case multijurisdictional. That means ...

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    Related Topix: Hampden, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Carmel, ME, Penobscot County, ME

  4. Mother says school should have full-time nurseRead the original story

    Sep 5, 2008 | Cleveland Daily Banner

    ... to feed her 7-year-old son, Andrew, a pediatric drink to help keep him hydrated. Andrew is in the second grade at Charleston Elementary School. Because of autism, his mother said Andrew is a very finicky eater and forgets to drink 62 ounces of water ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Autism, Health

  5. Roadside mowing costs concern for contractors

    Sep 4, 2008 | Bangor Daily News

    ... with the state could afford to mow for that price and several people backed out, including Vance Lambert of Charleston. "He's not the only one that's opted out of mowing this year," Gray said. Lambert had a rental agreement to mow the sides of the ...

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    Related Topix: Hampden, ME, Ellsworth, ME, Eddington, ME, Bucksport, ME

  6. Rex E. 'Pat' O'BrienRead the original story

    Aug 26, 2008 | Village Soup

    ... to John H. and Iva E. Blake O'Brien. Rex moved to Massachusetts where he met and married Shirley A. Lyshorn in Charleston on Feb. 14, 1952. Rex worked for many years at Emerson Textile in Chelsea, Mass., and later at Zayre Corp., which later became ...

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  7. Rex E. 'Pat' O'BrienRead the original story

    Aug 25, 2008 | Village Soup

    ... to John H. and Iva E. Blake O'Brien. Rex moved to Massachusetts where he met and married Shirley A. Lyshorn in Charleston on Feb. 14, 1952. Rex worked for many years at Emerson Textile in Chelsea, Mass., and later at Zayre Corp., which later became ...

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  8. More of this storyRead the original story

    Aug 20, 2008 | Charleston Express

    ... on Both Sides By Glenn M. Parrish Democrat Editor Imagine being Terry Crowley next Monday. When Booneville and Charleston hook up at Alumni Field in Charleston for a preseason scrimmage at about 7 p.m., Crowley's husband, Jay will be coaching for ...

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  9. More Information: Charleston Elementary School Vandalized

    Aug 18, 2008 | WOWK-TV

    ... at J-E Robbins Elementary. "I just thought 'how could somebody do this? It's just wrong," said Kiara Cogar. Charleston police say five juveniles broke into the school Saturday evening. The group used paint, glitter and fire extinguishers to coat ...

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  10. Bangor, Maine Wvii Abc 7 and WFVX Fox 22

    Aug 12, 2008 | WVII

    An 87-year-old woman was killed Sunday when the car she was in was struck by a pickup truck in Charleston.

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    Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Susan Collins, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Bangor, ME

  11. Lincoln Woman Dies in Crash

    Aug 10, 2008 | WABI-TV Bangor

    An elderly woman from Lincoln is dead after a car crash in Charleston... It happened at about twelve thirty Sunday afternoon at the intersection of the Charleston and Atkinson Roads.

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  12. in BriefRead the original story

    Aug 8, 2008 | Pahrump Valley Times

    Mt. Charleston Elementary registration Mt. Charleston Elementary School will hold registration for new students 8-3 p.m. beginning the week of Monday, Aug.

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  13. Robbinston Fire UpdateRead the original story

    Jul 15, 2008 | WABI-TV Bangor

    ... says firefighters from all parts of Washington County, as well as fire crews from both the Down East and the Charleston correctional facilities have been working to put the fire out. State Fire Marshals were at the scene Monday, looking for clues as ...

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    Related Topix: Robbinston, ME, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

  14. Firefighters wary of flare-ups in Robbinston

    Jul 15, 2008 | Bangor Daily News

    ... on the southeast side of Howard Lake in Robbinston. About 40 firefighters, seven forest rangers, inmates from Charleston and Downeast Correctional facilities, several bulldozers and excavators worked on the fire Monday. (Bangor Daily News/Gabor ...

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    Related Topix: Calais, ME, Dennysville, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Robbinston, ME

  15. Expert pens yet another guide to ID'ing idiotsRead the original story

    Jul 12, 2008 | Bangor Daily News

    ... "pedestrians" since they were "lying illegally in the road." Keep your high beams on when you're on the way to Charleston. Indiana is not much better. A drag race on a country road just south of Fort Wayne ended in tragedy when one of the drivers ...

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  16. Sherri Gardner Howell: Gardner-Howell: Time is what makes week at the beach so preciousRead the original story

    Jul 4, 2008 | The Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... sleeping, playing cards and immersing yourself in family. We've talked about it. We've looked at cruises, Vegas, Charleston, Maine, London, California, Alaska and New York. We get excited about the possibilities of all of those. We talk about all ...

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    Related Topix: London, CA, Games, Card Game

  17. Campus briefsRead the original story

    Jun 29, 2008 | Cleveland Daily Banner

    Shelby Lynn Prendergast, daughter of J. Stephen and Cheryl Prendergast of Charleston, has been selected as a finalist in the Pre-Teen Tennessee Academic and Enrichment Program to be held July 25 through 27 at ...

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    Related Topix: Charleston, TN, Knoxville, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Tennessee, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family

  18. Green schools can offer many useful lessonsRead the original story

    Jun 21, 2008 | Island Packet

    ... $500,000 for a $30 million building, according to a report cited by Joel McKellar, a research assistant with the Charleston architecture firm LS3P and chairman of the Lowcountry branch of the U.S. Green Building Council. Energy savings could amount ...

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    Related Topix: Beaufort County, SC, Education Etc., Opinion

  19. Dover-Foxcroft: SAD 68 voters to weigh $10.2M budget proposal

    May 23, 2008 | Bangor Daily News

    ... the budget deliberations. She said the total assessment decreased by $1,478. If the budget is approved by voters, Charleston will see an increase in assessment of $35,682, while Dover-Foxcroft will see a decrease of $22,000, Monson a $200 decrease ...

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  20. Charleston class recognized for Thinkin' GreenRead the original story

    May 23, 2008 | Los Banos Enterprise

    ... to make more of an effort." The sentiment was the same for the rest of Dayna Watkins' fifth-grade class at Charleston Elementary School. Its project, "Thinkin' Green," was chosen as a state finalist for Disney's Environmentality ...

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