Phillips News

Blake Hendrickson , a Brunswick-based artist, helps Alexis Parker, 9, glue her design together in the fourth-grade class at Fairmount School in Bangor on Tuesday.

Attorneys recognized in field of labor and employment law for third consecutive year Portland, ME - Fisher and Phillips LLP , one of the nation's leading employment law firms, today announced that three attorneys in its Portland, Maine, office have been named to the 2009 list of New England Super Lawyers.

Barnes Island is a tiny, privately owned plot of land off Harpswell's Basin Point and every autumn, during September and October, it becomes a beehive of activity as its owner, George Appel and his wife, Laura, along with daughters Amity Doolittle, Charity McNabb, and Laura Warren, are joined by naturalist Paul Donahue and his wife Theresa Woods in ...

With the cooler weather at my heels, I decided to put the garden to bed. I have a small raised bed and Ia TMm hoping Bill will build me another before winter hits.

During a Franklin County Day of Remembrance vigil Tuesday evening in Meetinghouse Park in Farmington, former state attorney general Steve Rowe urged attendees to honor those who have lost their lives to acts of violence.

PHILLIPS a ' Elementary schools in Strong and Kingfield will receive pellet-burning boilers after the school district receives more than $1 million from a United States Department of Agriculture grant.

CHAIN OF PONDS TOWNSHIP a ' Franklin County sheriff's deputies charged a New Gloucester man Thursday in connection to a break-in at a camp on Route 27.

"Anybody can nail sticks together," Jonathan Taylor said. He doesn't have anything against nails, he just doesn't use them much.

ROCKLAND : The Rockland waterfront hosted a unique tall ship this past weekend, when Peacemaker tied up at the public dock.

FARMINGTON a ' An attorney has requested $3.9 million in damages be awarded in a case against a German couple accused of defrauding a wealthy doctor and her estate.

An intergenerational group from three churches in Delaware and Rhode Island help a Farmington homeowner this week by applying new vinyl siding.

PHILLIPS a ' Police have charged a local teenager who allegedly broke a window at a Main Street home with criminal mischief, Lt.

PHILLIPS a ' Damage to two roads in Phillips from the June 27 weekend rains was estimated at nearly $193,000, Town Manager Jim Collins said Monday.

PHILLIPS a ' A quick-hitting, heavy rainstorm flooded seven roads and washed some out early Saturday, Phillips fire Chief and Emergency Management Director James Gould said.

Severe weather Friday night dropped several inches of rain in just two hours, destroying several roads.

STRONG a ' A celebration of Strong's heritage and its American Indian settlers takes place Friday with a parade, barbecue and music as the town hosts its annual Pierpole Days Festival.

In response to New England employers' growing need for information on today's foremost workplace and employment-related issues, the Portland, ME office of Fisher & Phillips LLP will be offering a series of free informational webinars.

Q: As swine flu continues to spread from Mexico to the U.S., New Zealand, and several countries in Europe, is there anything employers should be doing to protect their business and employees? A: Since the swine flu epidemic is still evolving in scope and severity, all employees should first and foremost monitor and comply with the recommendations ...