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“I plan to be here until then, and will help in the transfer after that, if necessary”

Jim Doar has decided not to request an extension of his contract when it comes due on June 12. via Sun-Journal

“When we get a night of warm rain, then frogs and salamanders will really start coming to life.”

Just as male peepers in Southern Maine are beginning to call out for mates, Maine Audubon is also trying to attract attention to itself. via Sun-Journal

Two schools in Aroostook County are being recognized in Augusta today. According to Governor Baldacci, throughout Maine, students, teachers, and community organizations are working together to address real ... via WAGM TV

The National Weather Service is using a new technological tool this spring to help monitor levels of the St. via WLBZ

“Oprah's Big Give", is still looking to "grow”

Governor Baldacci will appeal a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny emergency assistance to Aroostook County in the wake of the record snowfall in March. via WVII

Two of Maine's electric companies are moving ahead with a more detailed analysis of a high-capacity power line connecting Maine Public Service Co. via The Citizen

Gov. John Baldacci will appeal the government's denial of emergency assistance for expenses from the March snowstorm in northern Maine. via Sun-Journal

Governor John Baldacci will appeal the government's denial of emergency assistance for expenses from the March snowstorm in northern Maine. via WLBZ

“I have trees that still have 3 feet of snow around them”

Some Maine syrup producers say the season is off to a late start with delays caused by cold weather and taps and tubing hidden by snow in northern Maine. via Sun-Journal

“We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”

A local church is launching a new ministry aimed at those in recovery, people struggling with addiction, and friends and families affected by addiction. via Bangor Daily News

Aroostook County, already home to New England's largest wind farm, is being eyed by a Texas company for several more of the energy-producing facilities.

Houston-based Horizon Wind Energy envisions up to 400 turbines in farm fields and forests of the northern Maine county. Company officials say they are focusing on a forested area west of Bridgewater.

They are not discussing other locations under consideration, but say most of them are farm or forested sites in eastern Aroostook. Horizon, which operates wind farms in five other states, has not submitted any applications with Maine regulators. Read more

Gov. John Baldacci is asking President Bush to declare a disaster in Aroostook County following a blizzard that capped a season of record snowfall. via WLBZ

“The private sector's been investing a tremendous amount of money in making these technologies commercially viable, and they have succeeded with wind”

As Maine weighs its future electricity needs, a debate has emerged over which sources will truly generate significant amounts of power and fulfill their promise of being environmentally friendly. via Utility Products

“The initiative will enable expansion of the experiential natural resource and outdoor education programs that the Maine Conservation School has offered for more than 50 years”

The Maine Conservation School will become the site for the new University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond, those groups announced Friday. via Sun-Journal

“I don't know what they did before it.”

Maine-based Web sites and online groups are drawing global audiences with information, blogs and Internet communities revolving around autism. via The Boston Globe

“We're excited that Katahdin Trust Company has chosen to step up as one of our corner sponsors and support our efforts to effect positive change for the local area and young professionals who are choosing to live here”

By Jen Lynds Monday, March 24, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Support for a countywide networking group geared toward the 20- to 40-year-old population in Aroostook County is gathering momentum. via Bangor Daily News

“If two existing administrative units make a good-faith effort to consolidate and the result of that effort ends up costing more than it saves, will those two units still be penalized for not consolidating?”

Since the first reports of the state-ordered school consolidation plans began to come in, there has been a recurring theme both locally and statewide: Savings will be minimal and, many times, there is actually ... via York Weekly

Now another record has fallen as it continues to look a lot like winter, not spring, in the city. via The Citizen

“Time is not on our side anymore”

Since the first few flakes came down in late Fall, Aroostook County has received more than 15 feet of snow. via WLBZ

Record high fuel costs and long winter costing people more. This year it seems that winter just won't quit. via WLBZ