Franklin News

THOMASTON : Benjamin Franklin, one of the most revered, yet most irreverent, of our Founding Fathers once said, a oeBeer is living proof that God loves us and wants us happy.a On Thursday, July 23 at 7:00pm Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum, will finish its summer lecture series at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center with a talk by ...

WALDOBORO : Oil paintings by Eric Michelsen of the Maine coast and Southwest will be on exhibit for the month of July at the Oyster House Studio & Frame Shop, 25 Friendship St.

Every state on the ocean should be required by law to have a honky tonk beach town.

A New York developer who once envisioned 635-foot hotel towers with a 300-foot-high cable car system to whisk people across Portland Harbor now says he wants to build a 30-story tower after he buys the Portland Press Herald's downtown properties.

The story goes that the top of Summit Hill is a breeding ground for bald eagles because they can catch the high winds and hover.

HERMON, Maine a ' The local racing community lost a driver at Speedway 95 Saturday night after a heart attack reportedly claimed the life of Addisona TMs Ikey Dorr.

MDI : Popovers - " those warm, melt-in-your mouth delights for which Jordan Pond House in famous - " used to be thrown in the garbage if they weren't served almost immediately.

An Ellsworth business is offering a reward for information about a crime at a Habitat For Humanity construction site.

BAR HARBOR : The latest crop of students in Bruce Mungera s Habitat for Humanity class at Mount Desert Island High School were thrilled this week to put up the wall studs for the Ellsworth home they are helping to build.

Construction on a Franklin family's Habitat for Humanity house has been put on hold after copper pipes were stolen from the construction site.

Waldo, Washington and York, Lincoln, Knox and Hancock. Sagadahoc and Somerset, Aroostook and Penobscot! It may have been in fifth or sixth grade at Sangerville Consolidated School, when teachers Alice Mossler and Ethel Sawyer brought us together weekly to sing old classics such as "Santa Lucia" and "Little Brown Church in the Vale" and "Love's Old ...

CAMDEN : Friday afternoon was a great time to sit outside in Camden. With laughing Franklin and common gulls cavorting and feeding in the inner harbor, the setting sun and passing clouds cast a bevy of alternating colors and hues on the few boats in the harbor and surrounding buildings.

The fire was extinguished by resources from the Columbia and Harrington Fire departments and the Maine Forest Service.

Do they ship the tinsel, too? As much as we may complain about shelling out $30 for a Christmas tree from the Rotary Club lot down by the supermarket, there are folks for whom a genuine Maine holiday tree is worth any price.

For Immediate Release April 24, 2009 For more information, contact: Dave Weinberg 207 671-6135 programs@maine.aiga.org Compostmodern ME: A Conference Fostering Sustainability Through Design Coming to Portland on May 9 . On Saturday, May 9, AIGA Maine, the professional association for design, will present an interdisciplinary conference called ...

ELLSWORTH : Crafty folks who love to create their own baubles and jewelry will have an opportunity to purchase all manner of beads, beading supplies and buttons in the first ever bead show in Ellsworth, Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 at The Maine Grind.

"In today's ever downturing economy and the current state of the traditional television, radio, and " "Go get em Joey.

Despite the fact that TTM is typically a pediatric onset disorder, important questions remain about its phenomenology, comorbid symptoms, functional impact, and treatment utilization in youth.

Bigger was supposed to be better - or at least cheaper - for consolidated school districts.

"As I've said before, Bigfoot, you expect to be allowed to preach hate while not allowing us to " Groups say Maine gay marriage law "When will the voters ever get it, as we keep electing these folks who care about nothing more than " "The poll speaks volumes." Do you think same-sex couples are "Richardmv: Saw that poll and voted earlier.