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    PITTSFIELD – Dairy farmers across the country, including Maine’s 360 family farmers, are lobbying their congressional leaders because of perceived shortcomings in the 2008 Farm Bill. They say outdated pricing policies and increased consolidation of the industry are putting their livelihood at risk. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Susan Moore was so excited to see Pope Benedict XVI that she was at Yankee Stadium Sunday morning nearly an hour before the doors opened. Moore, 29, of Bangor was one of 100 Maine Catholics who had tickets to the pope’s final public event before… Read More
    WATERVILLE – The last time Nikos Kavanya saw such a spike in demand for vegetable seeds was in 1999, when survivalists bought up all they could in advance of the catastrophic events some were predicting would come on Jan. 1, 2000. Back then, many people… Read More
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    PORTLAND – Time Warner Cable of New England’s programming agreements with 20 of the channels it airs in Maine expire at the end of April. Time Warner’s spokesman in Portland, Peter DeWitt, says notices announcing the end of the agreements don’t necessarily indicate that negotiations… Read More
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    Until recently, new stores generated controversy only if they planned to sell pornography, assault weapons or cups of coffee that cost as much as a used car. But so-called big box stores – Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowe’s and the like – have divided coastal cities such as Damiriscotta,… Read More
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    FORT KENT – Watch out Macy’s, there’s a new parade in town. Nearly 100 plow trucks, snowblowers, tractors, graders, sand trucks and even a precision snow shovel drill team participated in the first World’s Largest Snow Plow Parade here Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    HOLDEN – After a closed-door meeting that lasted more than 3 1/2 hours Friday evening, the SAD 63 board of directors decided to place Superintendent Louise Regan on administrative leave pending an investigation into her recent conduct. The special meeting was called by the board… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Downeaster passenger train service from Portland to Brunswick advanced closer to reality Friday, as the state Senate completed approval of the amended LD 2019, An Act To Make Rail Improvements for Economic Development Purposes. “This will give communities north of Portland the opportunity… Read More
    For those who know me, it’s hard to believe I missed it. But the good news is, I just missed the day, I didn’t miss the whole month. April is Autism Awareness Month and April 2 was the first International Autism Awareness Day. In marking the day, U.N. Read More
    CALAIS – The new border crossing over the St. Croix River is more than a year away from being completed, but officials from the United States and Canada gathered on the U.S. side Saturday to mark the project and the benefit they say it will have for Americans… Read More
    ROCKPORT – Imagine living a sustainable life by choice on $5,000 a year. Jim Merkel, author of “Radical Simplicity” and former sustainability coordinator at Dartmouth College, has done just that for the past 18 years. Merkel was one of the speakers at the Green Fair… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – More than 140 workers at San Antonio Shoe recently were treated to a pizza party to honor their donations to Pine Tree Camp. The employees have raised more than $74,000 over the past 18 years. SAS is scheduled to close by August and… Read More
    BANGOR – A Sunday afternoon fire that resulted in extensive damage to an 11-unit apartment building on Second Street is being called an act of arson, according to a local official. Darrell Cyr, Bangor assistant fire chief, said witnesses told firefighters and police they had… Read More
    PORTLAND – A Maine company has been awarded a $190,000-a-year contract to count and track tourists that come to state, replacing a Toronto-based company that held the contract for 12 years. Digital Research Inc. of Kennebunk and its tourism division, Davidson-Peterson Associates, plan to provide… Read More
    HAMPDEN – A bean supper will be held 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Highlands Methodist Church, 44 Kennebec Road. The supper will also include ham, coleslaw, bread and pies. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
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    BANGOR – The Bangor Y received a $7,500 grant from the Robert N. Haskell and Gladys M. Stetson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to support the JumpStart Diversion Program. The JumpStart Diversion Program is an eight-week, one-on-one mentoring program designed for 10- to 18-year-old… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE – In Aroostook County, there is a growing substance abuse problem – and an increasing need for money to fund programs to combat it. Now, the United Way of Aroostook is unleashing the second phase of a long-term plan to help stem the… Read More
    HOULTON – The Shiretown Development Corp. breezed through the election of new officers during the first meeting of 2008 last week. During the 10-minute organizational meeting, which took place after the Town Council meeting, the board elected a president, vice president, treasurer and clerk. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BANGOR – The U.S. Postal Service has whittled the list of potential sites for a new Bangor post office down to two finalists, both of them well-known in the community. In an April 16 letter to City Council Chairwoman Susan Hawes, Christopher Madden, the Postal… Read More
    CARMEL – A shiny new book went home with elementary school students last week with the homework assignment to read it with the family. Alyssa Smith, 9, accepted the assigned task and attempted to read to her 8-month-old sister, Sydney. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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    ORONO – Students from the University of Maine received a gold award while competing against 32 teams from the United States and Canada at the seventh annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, held April 4-5 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Members of the University… Read More
    BANGOR – Dr. Weeza Matthias agreed to the immediate and permanent surrender of her Maine medical license in a consent agreement signed with the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine on Tuesday, April 8. Dr. Matthias admitted that she had failed to examine a patient… Read More
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    BANGOR – The Challenger Learning Center of Maine has announced “Hollywood Science” night as part of its bimonthly Expanding Your Understanding Forum 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at 30 Venture Way. The night will include popcorn, and an informative look at the science behind space movies. Read More
    OLD TOWN – Life Line Screening Radiology will be offering screenings to the public to help reduce the risk of strokes. Appointments will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Holy Family Parish, 429 Main St. A stroke, also known as a “brain… Read More
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    AUGUSTA – A report says Maine’s two-year-old law to promote recycling of used computers, televisions and other electronic waste has kept a million pounds of lead out of the environment. The Natural Resources Council of Maine says the first-in-the-nation program requiring manufacturers to set up… Read More
    ALFRED – A Sanford man charged with murder in a stabbing outside a convenience store has been handed a 20-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. The plea deal was made final Thursday when 22-year-old Joshua Stewart appeared in York… Read More
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    WINDHAM – A corrections officer at the Maine Correctional Center is behind bars, charged with two counts of gross sexual assault on a female inmate. Sheriff’s deputies arrested 36-year-old Bradford Howard on Thursday night at his home in Lyman. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    AUGUSTA – Two men are in critical condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after being involved in two separate snowmobile incidents, according to the Maine Warden Service. On Friday evening, Glen F. Zona, 40, of Worcester, Mass., was riding on the extreme left… Read More
    LEWISTON – Seven school systems in Maine are getting high marks for efforts to improve energy-efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The systems honored Friday by the Department of Environmental Protection include Lewiston, Bath, Farmington, Thorndike, Vinalhaven, Rockland and Raymond. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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    BOSTON – Sheri Piers of Falmouth led a contingent of four Maine runners with a 16th-place finish at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on a picture-perfect day for running in Boston Sunday. Piers, a cross-country coach at Westbrook High School, completed the 26.2-mile course around… Read More
    BALTIMORE – Dave Divita and Sean Rae combined to limit the University of Maine to nine hits Sunday afternoon, leading the University of Maryland Baltimore County to a 4-2 America East victory at The Baseball Factory Field. The win by the Retrievers salvaged a split… Read More
    BANGOR – Ryan Arsenault struck out 11 batters and walked two while pitching a two-hitter as Husson College swept a baseball doubleheader with the University of Maine-Presque Isle, 2-0 and 24-6 on Sunday. In the first game, Jeff Miller hit two singles and drove in… Read More
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