Jun 5, 2008 | Bangor Daily News
Shotgun greets Maine metal thieves
The owner of a machine shop where thieves stole $3,000 worth of scrap steel, iron and aluminum wasn't going to let it happen again.
Gardiner opens Farmers' Market on the Common
' The new Gardiner Farmers' Market on the Gardiner Common officially opened Wednesday.
Get your tomato plants off to a healthy start with these smart suggestions. Plant deep.
“Down East magazine has ruined my summer”
A few weeks ago George Smith, executive director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine and a columnist for the daily Kennebec Journal in Augusta, wrote a column bemoaning an article in Down East that focused on ... via Down East
Specificity helps when composing ancestral queries
By Roxanne Moore Saucier Monday, March 24, 2008 - Bangor Daily News It's wonderful to have a couple of queries this week. via Bangor Daily News
Winter a rough one for state's deer herd
“The deeper the snow the more it restricts mobility and taxes a deer's energy budget.”
This has been one tough winter, and not just for people. It's on track to be one of the most severe winters for deer in the past 57 years, said state biologist Lee Kantar. via Sun-Journal
David Trahan: School funding gimmick courts disaster
By BDN Staff Friday, March 07, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Over the last four years, rural Maine's educational system has endured three dramatic and potentially damaging changes to the way our children learn. via Bangor Daily News
State sued over inmate's death:
As severely mentally ill Maine State Prison inmate Ryan Rideout prepared to hang himself from a sprinkler in his cell on the night of October 5, 2006, other inmates frantically pressed panic buttons in their ... via The Portland Phoenix
Human services cuts get lukewarm response - Portland (ME) Press Herald
“We need to look at this as a total package, not in three piecemeal packages.”
Human services cuts get lukewarm response - Portland Press Herald The commissioner proposes $34 million in new reductions in the agency's budget. via NC Mental Hope News
The Wicked Bean doing wicked good in Winthrop
“Then we realized it wasn't so much a personal problem but a business opportunity.”
' Relocating to Winthrop more than a year ago has been a wicked good move for The Wicked Bean coffee shack. via MaineCoastNOW.com
Route 1A accident shuts down road, sends man to hospital
“It doesn't appear that it's going to be life threatening”
A portion of Route 1A was closed for nearly six hours Tuesday following a two-car accident that sent one driver to the hospital with multiple injuries, according to Holden Police Chief Gene Worcester. via Bangor Daily News
United Way sees donations over goal
“It's not always the dollar amount, but when everyone gives it makes it a lot easier.”
Contributions for the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area have exceeded the campaign's goal this year. via Sun-Journal
Municipal managers list community goals for a 08
“We've done joint training sessions. It's trying to build on what our successes have been.”
' January is a time when municipal managers and councils routinely set goals and priorities that they want to accomplish in the new year. via MaineCoastNOW.com
The more than typical amount of snow for the month coupled with frigid temperatures started the season off with a bang. via Village Soup
Winthrop Area Chamber to discuss school consolidation at Jan. 3 breakfast
Have you been wondering about the regional school union consolidations and what impact the changes will have on your community as the number of school districts is reduced from 290 to 80? Then come to the next ... via MaineCoastNOW.com
a a a a Victorian ChristmasA a a
“Mary Herman (Gov. Angus King's first lady) invited us to have pictures taken with her”
' Once again, the Kennebec Valley Garden Club has outdone itself in decorating the governor's mansion for Christmas. via MaineCoastNOW.com
Vienna woman gets Spirit of America award
“She bakes the best brown bread you've ever had”
A new cookie recipe was baking in the oven Monday when Hazel Small stopped her conversation to hurry and get them before they burned. via Sun-Journal
Organics reign for farmers at 3-day seminar
“If we don't tell our stories in many, many ways, we'll get left by the side of the road.”
If by Saturday's end Maine's organic farmers weren't convinced they were on the right track, Sunday's speakers at the 18th annual Farmer-to-Farmer Conference sealed the deal. via Bangor Daily News
The Ancients' History, set in stone
“I'm not really spiritual, but I feel something for the guy who started this, and this connection with the past goes with me”
The old trapper propped a round, tan rock against his hide-covered knee and rapped it with a second stone, producing a cracking sound that brought a smile to his lined face. via Bangor Daily News
Preserving History and Biodiversity at Medomak Valley High School
WALDOBORO : Medomak Valley High School's Heirloom Seed Project, led by veteran teacher Neil Lash in Waldoboro, is well-known by gardeners around mid-coast Maine. via Village Soup
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