POLAND – Poland Spring Water Company recently awarded 20 Good Science Scholarships to Maine high school seniors who are pursuing post-secondary education in science, engineering or the environment. Each scholarship of $1,000 is meant to support the students as they continue on to the next stage of their academic career. Scholarships were given to five […]
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Revaluation changes Minot mill rate, but taxes hold steady
MINOT — Selectmen Monday set the 2012 property tax rate at $15 per $1,000 in property value. Selectman Eda Tripp, also the town’s chief assessor, noted that while this is lower than last year’s tax rate of $15.70, property owners can’t make the assumption that their tax bill will automatically be lower this year because […]
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Bethel Seniors trip, meeting BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Bethel Legion Hall, Vernon Street. The menu is beef stew and biscuits. The price is $10. Reservations must be made by Sept. 1 by calling Caroline at 824-3226 or Arlene at 824-2877. The trip […]
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B. Turgeon: Deserving of a gold key
Shame on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Boston Mayor Tom Menino for slamming the door shut in the face of one of America’s chain restaurants. The CEO of Chick-fil-A fast food recently expressed his opposition to same-sex marriage, stating the company was “guilty as charged for backing the biblical definition of a family.” Its restaurants […]
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C. Quint: Maine a fine place to live
While I know that many Mainers find Gov. Paul LePage’s plain-spoken approach to things refreshing and appealing, there are times when his pronouncements make me shake my head. His recent comments that Maine students are “looked down upon” by other states is one such instance. In my experience with high schools and colleges, both in […]
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Free HIV testing offered LEWISTON — All About Prevention offers free and anonymous HIV rapid testing, with results in 20 minutes. The new Lewiston office is at 60 Pine St., Suite 104. Walk-in hours are Mondays and Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m., or call 782-7000 to make an appointment. Get tested during August and […]
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A. Libby: No question about it
How is it that when lobster prices went way low and lobstermen stopped harvesting to let the supply go down to bring the price back up to where they could make a living, in doing so, it was illegal. But if oil companies do it, it is fine and nobody says a word. So I […]