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“There is a need here for such apartments, and we don't need to see them going away without being replaced.”

As National Guard members continue to haul out ruined furniture and debris from the St. via Bangor Daily News

“The crime rate is higher in Rumford than in most towns its size, and Rumford has a large geographic area”

The Finance Committee voted this week to cut police and fire department budget requests and increase those for the Greater Rumford Community Center and Black Mountain of Maine. via Sun-Journal

Tell It To George is a collection of thoughts from here and away, from people who want to get their two cents worth in, without using their names. via Wiscasset Newspaper

The American Red Cross of Southern Maine urges people to prepare for potential spring flooding. via York Weekly

We are builders and general contractors, working mainly in the midcoast residential market. via WaldoSoup

“There will be flexibility granted for children whose parents think they are not ready for a full day”

CAMDEN : Camden-Rockport kindergartners will go to school for full days next fall, despite concerns raised by parents about the schedule's developmental appropriateness for the age. via Village Soup

“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

ROCKLAND : In anticipation of voters approving a bond referendum in June, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is soliciting applicants for the Small Community Grant Program. via Village Soup

The city has been awarded a $150,000 Community Development Block Grant for streetscape improvements from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. via Bangor Daily News

Everywhere we turn people are talking about how much they enjoyed this year's fundraiser hosted by Village NetMedia and the Samoset Resort. via Village Soup

THOMASTON : Nomination papers are available at the Thomaston Town Office for seats on the board of selectmen, the board of assessors and the Maine School Administrative District 50 School Board, said Town Clerk ... via Village Soup

All Sandwiches are made with Boar's Head sliced meat, imported and domestic sliced cheese, chicken breast and fresh cut vegetables. via Village Soup

Selectmen cut about $40,000 from social service and special project requests from the proposed fiscal 2009 budget Thursday night. via Sun-Journal

Sales of existing homes in Maine fell by nearly 24 percent from December through February, but the prices fell only 2 percent during the same period. via WMTW-TV Auburn

“I have expressed interest in wanting to be on the committee”

ROCKLAND : Maine School Administrative District 5 has begun the process of finding a replacement for Rockland District High School Principal Michael Gundel, said SAD 5 Chairwoman Kim Appleby last week. via Village Soup

“Granting the easement was a way to ensure that my values concerning the land will be carried on in my behalf”

Barbara Damon-Day of Newcastle has granted the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association an easement on 15 acres with 1,000 feet of frontage on the west side of Deer Meadow Brook. via Wiscasset Newspaper

AUGUSTA : A bill to keep the state's subsidized Dirigo Health insurance program going next year would raise the cigarette tax by 50 cents and continue to collect a controversial fee on private insurance ... via Village Soup

A Romantic Bed & Breakfast The Waldo Emerson Inn is a romantic historic Inn offering comfortable guestrooms with period decor, working fireplaces and modern conveniences. via Down East

“The board took no action on accepting his resignation last night”

ROCKLAND : Maine School Administrative District 5 Superintendent Al Pfeiffer read a letter of resignation at Thursday's school board meeting, said SAD 5 School Board Chairwoman Kim Appleby on Friday. via Village Soup

“So many people in our community have cancer we are living in a polluted environment so I support it”

Town residents voted overwhelmingly to support several green initiatives at their annual town meeting on Monday. via Mount Desert Islander