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After reading the "Going green carefully in Dixmont" column by Carolyn Dodge , I felt it necessary to shed some light on her positions on becoming a low-impact citizen in our high-impact society.
Volunteers put - spirit' into Pittsfield dinner
Sometimes you have to read between the lines. At first glance, attendance at the Christmas Day version of the Pittsfield Welcome Table was average compared with the usual crowds that gather every Friday for free meals and socializing at the First Universalist Church.
Walking sisters' cultivate community
The first Sister of Mercy to visit Indian Island came up the Penobscot River in a canoe in 1858.
New Foxcroft Academy leader selected
Arnold Shorey, the assistant superintendent of RSU 19 in Newport, is switching titles and schools in July.
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine announces...
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine announces their annual Engineering Excellence Award winners Released 12/8/09 For immediate release December 8, 2009 For additional information please contact Paul Lariviere, Executive Director, ACEC of Maine, 622-5714 or plariviere@mainetomorrow.com. HALLOWELL - The American Council of ...
Going green carefully in Dixmont
With all this concern about how to address global warming, we always seem to rely on some kind of a oequick fixa solutions.
A three car accident in Palmyra sent two men to the hospital earlier today. According to state police 66-year-old Gary Bartlett was trying to make a left turn off of Route 11 in Palmyra when he was rear ended by 51-year-old Michael Archambault of Troy.
Man killed in car accident in Pittsfield
A Palmyra man is dead after he crashed his car on Route 2 in Pittsfield Tuesday.
A man from Palmyra died this morning when his minivan crashed on Route 2 in Pittsfield.
Newport police investigate shooting
Newport police are investigating an incident Sunday night that witnesses first said was a drive-by shooting before recanting their statements and admitting the shooting was accidental.
Electrical fire destroys Pittsfield home
Thanksgiving Day festivities soured for a Pittsfield man and his girlfriend who lost almost everything Thursday when a fire ravaged their 951 Main St.
Industrial park expansion planned in Pittsfield
It will be a turbo-charged schedule, Town Manager Kathryn Ruth says, but well worth it.
The Memorial Bridge reopened ahead of schedule on Friday following a month of repairs that forced drivers to seek alternative routes between the city and Kittery, Maine.
Lawmakers want to amend wine tasting law
State lawmakers are hoping to fix a 2-month-old law that was supposed to help Maine's boutique beer and liquor stores but which instead has left some shops complaining of a regulatory hangover.
Man charged for alleged car theft
Bail was set at $5,000 for a 21-year-old Pittsfield man after his Oct. 26 arrest on multiple felony charges stemming from an alleged car theft, police said.
North Anson: Jobs program cites successes
Shelby Atwood, a junior at Carrabec High School, heard from her upperclassmen friends that the Jobs for Maine's Graduates program was useful and fun.
UMPI grad to discuss carbon emission study in Uganda
A 2008 University of Maine at Presque Isle graduate is headed to Uganda to discuss a study he completed this summer that concluded spending money on family planning, rather than on more conventional green technologies, would be more cost-effective in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions.
Tax questions appear headed for defeat
Preliminary voting results on Tuesday showed that both Question 2, a citizens' initiative to reduce excise taxes on some vehicles, and Question 4, the latest version of a Taxpayer Bill of Rights, were trailing significantly in the polls.
Medical pot law leads in early voting
Jeremy Yehle casts his vote at the Hampden Municipal Building on Tuesday. According to town clerk Denise Hodsdon, by about 4:30 p.m., more than 2500 residents had cast their votes, either in person or by absentee ballot, of Hampden's 5800 registered voters.
GE Security tells workers to avoid Sebasticook hospital
The plant manager of General Electric Security, the town's largest employer, wants employees who need hospital care to travel 22 miles south -- not one mile down the road.
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