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Knox County Voices of Recovery: Stories Restoring Hope — Wendy Ayers
This series aims to teach the community about recovery, dispel misunderstanding about substance use disorder, and celebrate that long-term recovery does work. It will include people from all walks of life and several different towns in Knox and Waldo counties. All names have been used with permission.
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Goose River twilight, women’s league play ends for July
Daulton Wickenden earns two skins playing from back tees in twilight league action, while Chris Stone, Kristin Nelson and Sue Whalen team for first in women's bramble tournament.
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SportsMeatballs’ saucy play enough to outlast Maritime Energy for MAC men’s hoop title
In back-and-forth, three-pointer filled contest, No. 1 Meatballs finishes tasty undefeated league championship season with 83-76 victory over No. 2 Maritime to finish 7-0.
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SportsMedomak Valley 11-12s eliminated from state tourney by Saco/Dayton
Area youth baseball team did not score in diamond play at state's highest level, while opponents mustered 26 plate touches in two games.
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SportsPoll: Do you believe pro athletes should be forced to get vaccinated?
Some players, coaches across professional leagues do not want vaccine. Previous poll shows majority of voters believe Boston Red Sox had talent to make playoff push coming into season.
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Wiscasset celebrates 52 years of racing
Track recognizes five-plus decades of racing July 24 with Group 2 and Roadrunner events, also brings back past champions, hall-of-fame drivers and shoots off fireworks.
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SportsPulling together: Megunticook Rowing competes on Androscoggin River
Midcoast rowers ages 16 to 67 competed in six events, racing the 1,500-meter course through downtown Lewiston in single and double shells, and in a 4+, a boat with a coxswain and four rowers, each with one oar.
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NewsNew West Rockport Fire Station would cost nearly $2 million
The fire chief and an architect outlined plans for a new station that would be able to house up to four vehicles while providing quarters for firefighters and a public meeting space.
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NewsTwo more Knox County residents diagnosed with COVID-19
Statewide, an additional 120 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past day.
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NewsKnox County to move jail inmates to Wiscasset during HVAC work
To offset some of the added expense, Knox County will be sending some of its correction officers to Two Bridges.
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NewsResearch into cattle methane solutions bolstered by $5 million grant
A new $5 million grant will support the efforts of Bigelow Laboratory scientists to reduce methane emission by cattle – one of the largest human-caused sources of the greenhouse gas.
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Cops & CourtsPolice identify victim found at Rockport quarry
The body of a 38-year-old Rockport man was recovered July 27 from a water-filled quarry.
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Envision student and faculty concerts at Rockport Opera House
Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School presents two free concerts for the community on Aug. 4 and 6.
Annual Watershed Gardens tour labeled as success
Georges River Land Trust reports another successful year running its annual Gardens in the Watershed tour.
Mildred R. Copeland
Mildred R. Copeland, 85, transitioned to her Heavenly home Sunday, July 25, 2021, at the Owls Head Homestead.
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