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Bar Harbor Foods Launches New Products at NASFT's Summer Fancy Food Show, New York, NY
WHITING, Maine, June 27 ME-BarHarbor-new-food WHITING, Maine , /PRNewswire/ -- Bar Harbor Foods, the all-natural division of Look's Gourmet Food Company, Inc., launches 6 new products at the 2008 NASFT Summer ...
Suspect in machete threat skips court, may have fled to Caribbean
A 36-year-old man who was charged with terrorizing his wife with a machete last year may have skipped the country and gone back to his home in Saint Lucia.
New hiking trail in Lubec to open
There is a new hiking trail in town, and it opens officially next month. The officers and trustees of the Quoddy Regional Land Trust of Whiting plan to kick off the opening of the $70,000 Mowry Beach Trail with ...
Family of man fighting medical school for remains
Years after a New Braunfels man donated his body to science, his family is fighting with the medical school for the remains still left.
Democrats compete for commissioner seat
By Diana Graettinger Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Two Democratic candidates - Albion Goodwin of Pembroke and Daniel Swain of Machias - are vying in the June 10 primary to be their party's nominee ...
Board: Ex-Nurse Drew on Patient's Face, Reused Syringe
A nurse formerly employed by a Maine hospital has had both of his nursing licenses suspended by the Maine State Board of Nursing for using the same syringe on two different patients, drawing tears on a sedated ... via Fox News
Ex-Machias nurse suspended for incompetence
“Nobody wants a bad actor in their state”
By Meg Haskell Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - Bangor Daily News The former Down East Community Hospital employee responsible for potentially exposing one patient to another patient's blood through an intravenous ... via Bangor Daily News
Ellsworth: Grant awarded for study of microbusiness teamwork
“This study supports our vision of clusters, which is what we're celebrating here today, that idea of building on the strengths we have and working together to move forward”
Alone, the many small farms and food processors of Washington and Hancock counties often struggle to keep their heads above water. via Bangor Daily News
Maine Unemployment Rate 5.1 Percent in March
“The Maine and national unemployment rates moved upward in March, both rising from 4.8 percent for February to 5.1 percent for March”
State Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman announced that the preliminary seasonally-adjusted March unemployment rate for Maine was 5.1 percent, equal to the national March rate of 5.1 percent. via State of Maine
“I don't ever want to live in a country where I have to have papers”
A bill that will require all applicants to produce papers showing they are in this country legally in order to get a Maine driver's license is ready to be signed into law after it passed the Senate Thursday in ... via Ellsworth American
Senate Restores Some State Employee Retirement Benefits
“It's been a long fight for almost 15 years.”
The Senate Tuesday voted to restore some retirement benefits to state employees and teachers that were taken away during the budget crisis of 1993 through a plan that would cost the state $200 million over the ... via Lincoln County News
Ellsworth: KidsPeace names new executive director
“I am absolutely thrilled to take on this new challenge”
By Eric Russell Saturday, April 05, 2008 - Bangor Daily News After filling in as acting executive director of KidsPeace in Ellsworth for the past two months, Jean Dickson has taken over that position on a ... via Bangor Daily News
Eastport class gets boat-building experience
“They actually selected the stock for the boat”
Paul Morin of Portland wants to build boats. Before he sailed into this seaside community, he barely knew how to swing a hammer. via Bangor Daily News
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Texas company eyes Maine for wind farm
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
Calais: Passamaquoddys meet with developers
“That area is ripe now for development”
Passamaquoddy tribal leaders were stunned last year when voters rejected their plan to build a racino Down East, but now the tribe is working with real estate developers on ideas for economic development ... via Bangor Daily News
Maine Logger Takes on New Opportunities: Bandit 3590 Whole-Tree...
“From then on we have continued to add more trucks. Today we have nine, and we are negotiating to buy another two.”
Lyle Hamilton, 46, likes to tell people he grew up around loggers and logging operations. via Timberline
Mainers create Web sites devoted to autism
“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
“The new troopers have had excellent training and I expect they will become role models and active in their communities, both on and off duty”
VASSALBORO : Maine's nine newest Maine State Police troopers will receive their badges at 1 p.m. Friday, March 28, at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. via Village Soup
Gas Price Rise * Usa - Bus ridership grows
Funded by an array of federal, state and community grants in addition to riders' fares, buses now carry individuals from Bangor to Ellsworth , Bar Harbor and even Calais for work, medical appointments and ... via Buses world news
Stetson Mountain backers eyeing Lincoln wind-energy plant
“We want to better our knowledge of these things in case they start coming before us.”
The backers of what will be New England's largest wind-energy facility, a 38-turbine wind farm in Washington County, are eyeing expanding operations into the Lincoln Lakes region, town officials said Wednesday. via Bangor Daily News