Bangor’s economic development director leaving for Kennebec Valley post
BANGOR, Maine — Rosie Vanadestine, Bangor’s director of community and economic development, is leaving her post in the Queen City after taking a job at the helm of Kennebec Valley Council of...
View ArticleProposal to ban citizen wildlife initiatives gains traction
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine is leading an effort at the legislature for a Constitutional amendment that would ban citizen ballot initiatives on hunting and fishing issues. The measure, sponsored...
View ArticleThe aftermath
WAS DETAINED ( illegally) AT ACADIA.. SHE KNEW THE LAWS OF THE MENTAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.. Their was no court order and she was DISCHARGED ( they wanted her to stay.. COULDN’T KEEP HER) …. THEN THEY...
View ArticleTax increases or no tax increases?
Late last week, a republican state senator suggested that maybe the State should look into taxing large non-profit agencies — such as hospitals and colleges — as a way to increase revenue and close the...
View ArticleCross Insurance Center ready to open
Woodward Cross, founder of Cross Insurance, took the honorary first seat at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
View ArticleWeeks leads Brewer past Brunswick 1-0 in nine innings for Class A prelim victory
BREWER, Maine — Brewer High School senior Jeff Weeks and Brunswick High School sophomore John Parker squared off in a masterful duel between a pair of 6-foot-2 righthanders in their Eastern Maine Class...
View ArticleInstead of punishing, can Maine foster a more caring justice system?
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Maine is on the edge of a major reform to its criminal justice system that would replace the current punitive culture with restorative justice principles, an organizer of a daylong...
View ArticlePingree’s Legislation Helping Veteran Victims of Sexual Assault Approved by...
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,431) A bill aimed at making it easier for veterans who survive military sexual assault to get benefits was unanimously passed in the U.S. House today. The legislation...
View ArticleCost, building concerns prompt city to revise approach to marketing Front Street
BANGOR, Maine — Bangor will take a trio of small development sites along the Bangor Waterfront out of its retail marketing materials because it’s unlikely anyone would be able to afford to build on...
View ArticleSalmon, Four Ways
Nothing says spring and summer to me like fresh fish, and my favorite fish to cook and to eat is salmon. I love salmon. I’d eat it almost every day if I could, but it’s also really easy to get into a...
View ArticleLocal sports results for June 4, 2013
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Eastern Maine Preliminary round Tuesday, June 4 Class A AP1: No. 8 Brewer 1, No. 9 Brunswick (9 inns.) Class B BP1: No. 8 MDI 4, No. 9 Caribou 1 BP2: No. 7 Washington Acad. 12, No....
View ArticleRisk of impasse grows as Republicans reject tax increases to plug budget hole
AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee reached an apparent impasse on the budget they have only two days left to complete Tuesday night when the conversation turned to tax...
View ArticleMt Olivet Lodge Donates bicyles to Summer Reading Program at Gibbs Library
Mt. Olivet Lodge #203, in Washington, has again made the generous donation of 6 bicycles and helmets to the summer reading program, Bikes for Books, at the Gibbs Library, in an ongoing joint effort to...
View ArticleSchool leaders, parents urge Brewer City Council to approve budget
BREWER, Maine — Two school board members and a resident who told city councilors that a fifth-grade teacher changed the course of his daughter’s life each made impassioned pleas Tuesday for the council...
View ArticleArchaeology field day
Students from Searsport District Middle School had an opportunity to participate in an archaeology field day where they conducted real archaeological excavation and research. Sharon Catus and Paul Bock...
View ArticleBradley, Ortiz help Red Sox rout Rangers
BOSTON — The teams with the two best records in the American League opened a three-game series Tuesday night at Fenway Park. It was a blowout. The Red Sox, looking to avenge a three-game sweep at the...
View ArticleDigging into the past: Searsport students learn archaeology by doing
STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine — The well-kept green lawn around Paul Bock and Sharon Catus’s Cape Jellison home was transformed this week into a bustling archaeological dig staffed by middle-schoolers. The...
View ArticleMuscle Core X Gain Muscles Quikly
Muscle Core X is the nitric oxide supplement which is very essential compound especially for body building. Nitric oxide is a free form of gas which is produced in human body naturally and is essential...
View ArticleAuburn man makes cut on ‘America’s Got Talent’ with orchestral ‘Call Me...
Auburn native Colin Britt impressed judges on “America’s Got Talent” with his orchestral performance of Carly Rae Jepson’s “Call Me Maybe” on Tuesday night. Last month, Britt auditioned for the reality...
View ArticleMade in China
More of our food is being imported from China. Bringing up food safety issues.
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