Pittsfield News

Members of Associated Builders and Contractors of Maine traveled to the nation's capital to join their colleagues from across the country in recognizing National Safety Excellence Award Winner - R. J. Grondin and Sons of Gorham, Maine.

ST. ALBANS, Maine a ' A Palmyra man was killed Tuesday night when he lost control of his car on Route 23 and it rolled over into a ditch.

AUGUSTA : The Maine Department of Transportation will close two rest areas along I-95 in Pittsfield on Wednesday, June 17, and privatize the custodial services at five other rest areas along I-95 and I-295, all of which will remain open.

The Maine Department of Transportation has decided to close the rest area in Pittsfield.

AUGUSTA : Beyond the armored vehicles and out from under the weight of bulletproof vests and Kevlar helmets, service members still carry the weight of deployments.

It is "with a heavy heart" that SKILLS Inc. leaders made the recent decision to close Sebasticook Farms Kennel by the end of this month.

Every weekday evening at about 6:30, Bob Hart taxis one of his small planes down a runway at Bangor International Airport and flies off into the sky.

PITTSFIELD, Maine a ' The regular council meeting was tabled Tuesday night because of a lack of a quorum.

Fire fighters from Burnham responded to two fires within 24 hours. The first call came in Monday around 11:00pm. Fire officials say an old store attached to three apartments on Main Street was fully engulfed in flames.

Thursday's high winds knocked down trees and limbs around Maine, causing scattered power outages.

PITTSFIELD, Maine, A town native who owns a highly successful fashion house in Portland will return home this week - as she has for the past seven years - to host a special sale to benefit the Pittsfield Public Library.

"Pick me! Pick me!" 2009 moose lottery to be held in "Okay, people; this is not the time or place for childish and/or rude comments.

UNITY : Six member artists of Dirigo Road Artist Cooperative and Gallery will show their work during May at the Centre Gallery at the Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St.

Nationally known folk-rock group Aztec Two-Step will perform in the Olenn Auditorium of Wells High School at 8 p.m. May 8. They will perform material from their 38-year career plus several songs from their recent live CD, "Time It Was," a tribute to the music of Simon and Garfunkel.

SAD 53 to consider closing Burnham Village School PITTSFIELD, Maine - At 4:15 p.m. Wednesday - two hours before a special school board meeting - SAD 53 Superintendent Michael Gallagher found an error in budget calculations that dramatically changed the school board's 2009-2010 budget projections.

BELFAST : The 4.5-foot sailboats soon to be launched at various locations worldwide took baby maiden voyages Saturday -- sea trials, if you will -- in Belfast Bay.

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Making Lobsters Dance Brenda Laukka's designs have earned her a loyal following and a sweater shop with a twenty-five year history of success.

Introduced as "a one-man economic stimulus package," Peter G. Vigue, the big-thinking president of the Pittsfield, Maine-based Cianbro construction firm, told a gathering of area business leaders on Thursday that they have an unprecedented opportunity to develop Maine into a national economic powerhouse.

SWANS ISLAND : The Maine Sea Coast Missiona s vessel The Sunbeam spent two days on Swans Island this week.