Pelletier promoted to customer service supervisor
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — MMG Insurance Co., a regional, P/C company in Presque Isle, is pleased to announce the promotion of Chantal Pelletier from Senior Customer Service Representative to Customer...
View ArticleKVCC Culinary Arts and Sustainable Agriculture Program Information Session...
Fairfield, ME – The Associate in Applied Science degree programs in Culinary Arts and Sustainable Agriculture at Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) will hold a public information session for...
View ArticleHarpswell woman to serve three years in prison for embezzling more than...
AUBURN, Maine — A Harpswell woman was sent to prison Wednesday for three years for embezzling more than $80,000 from the Lewiston Ramada Inn last year. Carrie Richardson, 39, appeared in Androscoggin...
View ArticleAmerican Red Cross blood drives in December
BANGOR, Maine — The American Red Cross has scheduled blood drives for December. Donors will receive a coupon for a 6-inch sandwich from Subway through all of December, and donors may enter a drawing to...
View ArticleThis holiday season, will you be a Santa’s Helper?
What is it that makes this time of year so special? When we see the first snowfall, hear the familiar carols, watch the old favorite TV specials and see the anticipation of children as they talk about...
View ArticleAlone but not lonely on solo trans-Atlantic crossing
Sailing vessel Kathryn lay tied to the dock in Belfast Harbor. Even in late May there was an early morning chill in the air. My friend Sam came down from the Co-op with hot coffee and corn muffins,...
View ArticleGOP doubles staff in effort to match Maine Democrats’ ground game, fundraising
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Republican Party announced Wednesday that it has doubled its full-time staff in an effort to fight back against Democrats who used a strong statewide ground game to recapture...
View ArticleU.S. delays online health insurance enrollment for small businesses
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a one-year delay in online health insurance enrollment for small businesses with 50 or fewer full-time workers that could qualify for...
View ArticleHarvest a Christmas tree the old-fashioned way in Orland
Harvest a wild, open-grown balsam at Great Pond Mountain Wildlands in Orland, noon-3 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 1 and 8, and while you’re there, hitch a hayride and visit the bonfire with hot cocoa and...
View ArticleLubec selectmen begin controversial new public input policy
LUBEC, Maine — The Lubec Board of Selectmen has begun operating with a new, formal policy that governs public comment by residents at meetings, but not everyone is happy with it. The board’s meeting...
View ArticleLocal Author Talks and Books Signings at the Bangor Public Library
LOCAL AUTHOR TALKS AND BOOK SIGNINGS AT THE BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY Bangor Public Library Invites Local Authors to Discuss Books and Offer Signings [Bangor, ME] November 27, 2013 – The Bangor Public...
View ArticleLocal Author Talks and Book Signings at the Bangor Public Library
LOCAL AUTHOR TALKS AND BOOK SIGNINGS AT THE BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY Bangor Public Library Invites Local Authors to Discuss Books and Offer Signings [Bangor, ME] November 27, 2013 – The Bangor Public...
View ArticleHall staff members earn Digital Analytics Fundamentals certification
PORTLAND, Maine — Hall Internet Marketing, a Maine technology enabled internet marketing firm, is pleased to announce that CMS Developer, RC Lations, Analytics Manager, Mike Johnston, Technical Search...
View ArticleElizabeth H. Johnson, MD to lead MMC PHO
PORTLAND, Maine — The MMC Physician-Hospital Organization is pleased to announce that Elizabeth H. Johnson, MD, will serve as the organization’s chief executive officer, effective Dec. 2. Betsy has...
View ArticleSecretary of State John Kerry flies to Maine to pick up new dog
MORRILL, Maine — This week, Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Maine on some very important business. No, it wasn’t a matter of national or international consequences. Kerry came to pick up his...
View ArticleYour ultimate 2013 Maine Holiday Gift Guide
Here is a list of holiday gifts made by folks from Maine and/or have some sort of connection to the state. I am offering it as a service to you because you don’t want to go to the Mall on the day after...
View ArticleFriday, November 29, 2013: Men’s health, Bangor museum, age friendly, Suboxone
Window to our past My wife and I have been volunteers at the Bangor Museum and History Center for the past few years. We worked with the executive director, Jennifer Pictou, and curator, Dana Lippett....
View ArticleGunman in California gives up after wounding policeman and holding hostages
LOS ANGELES — A gunman shot and wounded a police officer responding to a domestic violence call in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood on Wednesday and later barricaded himself inside the home with two...
View ArticleA Thanksgiving double serving of Ink & Pine: How to stay healthy and vacation...
There’s no better time to have a little backlog in podcast listening than on a day when you’ll have lots of kitchen work or driving (depending on whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving or not) to do. So...
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