
Results 1 - 20 of 297 in Saco, ME
Auditors to host forum on improving Fairfield's Police Department
... equipment. The team, which consists of chiefs Jack Peck, of Farmington, Robert Gregoire, of Augusta, and Brad Paul, of Saco, will gather public comments at 7 p.m. Thursday at the community center. Reny said the review was initiated based on the ... Comment?
Attractions: Saco Canoe Rental
Canoeing on the Saco River through Maine and New Hampshire can be one of the most memorable vacations you can experience. Comment?
Decline of Drive-Ins a Loss to Cinema, Culture
... and was given a bit of a history lesson. The specific drive-in movie theater I found myself standing in (located in Saco, Maine) was the 17th drive-in to be built in America. It had opened its gates in July of 1939 with a showing of Forbidden Music ... Comment?
Bill to boost fledgling Maine companies' growth in jeopardy
... reached in its statutory limit of $30 million in January. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Linda Valentino, a Democrat from Saco, said securing funding for the bill was still one of her highest priorities and that efforts were underway to save the program. ... Comment?
Paintings of Saco, Newburgh artists on display through July 19 at University of Maine
... of two Maine painters - one a well-known artist, the other a recent UMaine graduate. "Paintings" by Frederick Lynch of Saco features the largest collection of his largest canvases. "Momentary" by Jadrien Cousens of Newburgh includes landscape ... Comment?
Legislative committee reverses stand on Fairpoint fee request
... identical funds imposed at the federal level. According to the co-chair of the energy committee, Rep. Barry Hobbins, D-Saco, FairPoint has been lobbying the Legislature to pass the legislation that would increase the fee charged to every digital, ... Comment?
... grilled ahead, its warmth gone. And the lobster - a smaller portion of wetter claw and knuckle meat - was cooked in Saco, Maine, and shipped fresh in bags of brine. Still, offered with a slick of mayo, lemon butter and celery salt, it's an honest, ... Comment?
Lobster roll at Luke s Lobster, 130 S 17th St, June 2013.
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... grilled ahead, its warmth gone. And the lobster - a smaller portion of wetter claw and knuckle meat - was cooked in Saco, Maine, and shipped fresh in bags of brine. Still, offered with a slick of mayo, lemon butter and celery salt, it's an honest, ... Comment?
Greenville town manager leaving for Waterboro post
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... used to be a community with lots of cows, horses and hayfields," he said. "Now it's a bedroom community for Portland, Saco and Kennebunk. It has a good Board [of Selectmen] right now that's pretty positive and progressive." Lamb has served as an ... Comment?
Tuesday's school budget votes a guessing game in absence of state budget
... to be sitting here in the second week of June and not even have your hiring done," Theoharides said. Gorham and Saco-based Regional School Unit 23 are among the other districts seeking voter approval Tuesday and moving forward with the latest ... Comment?
Maine House chews through bills as end of session looms
... Maine to elect its attorney general to a four-year term in a nonpartisan statewide election. Rep. Justin Chenette, D-Saco, again argued vociferously to change Maine's current system, in which the Legislature elects constitutional officers to ... Comment?
Maine Senate defeats legalized marijuana referendum
... votes recorded as paving the way to legalized pot. "We need to get ahead of this issue," said Sen. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, noting that gambling and alcohol are addictive, but allowed and regulated in Maine. She argued that the question posed by LD ... Comment?
Maine Senate opposes sending recreational marijuana question to voters
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... votes recorded as paving the way to legalized pot. "We need to get ahead of this issue," said Sen. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, noting that gambling and alcohol are addictive, but allowed and regulated in Maine. She argued that the question posed by LD ... Comment?
Senate spikes sending marijuana legalization to voters
... in the Senate said that lawmakers too often failed to get ahead of issues with popular support. Sen. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, compared marijuana legalization to the authorization of casinos. Valentino said that repeated casino referendums ultimately ... Comment?
Saco voters to decide whether to repair or replace 1848 stone bridge
... save lives and save our history," said Chenette. "If this bond is passed, work can be done to preserve this great Saco craftsmanship while maintaining modern regulatory standards." Chenette said the proposal will allow vehicles to travel safely and ... Comment?
House votes 131-7 to support compromise bill that addresses natural gas, efficiency
... important things we have considered doing to make Maine a better place to work and live," said Rep. Barry Hobbins, D-Saco, the House chairman of the Legislature's Energy Committee and an author of the bill. The House vote on the energy bill came a ... Comment?
Organizers of Make-A-Wish event report on amount raised
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... and saw immense support with donations totaling more than $90,000. The Walk For Wishes event was held in Portland, Saco, Rockland, Bangor, Dennysville, Augusta and Auburn. As a result, Make-A-Wish Maine chapter will be able to fund 15 more wishes. ... Comment?
Message to students -- Bias hurts
... place in Winthrop. A student of Jewish faith woke up one morning to see street signs painted with swastikas. Finally in Saco, a high school student who is gay was targeted with offensive language. One day another student held a knife to his throat ... 1 comment
Maine likely to pass retirement costs onto school districts
... has spent the last six years as the dispatch, officer manager, and transportation supervisor in Maine communities of Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Dayton. Before the meeting adjourned Breed said she was "wordless" given the generosity of $11,000 ... Comment?
Greenville man remembers storming the beach on D-Day
... the guardsmen were told they were in the Army now. Tonys first service in the war was guarding the coast of Saco, Maine, (the namesake of Saco Lowell, the textile company that brought him to Easley in 1958 as an accountant and kept him in the ... Comment?