MOUNT VERNON — Business After Hours, an evening of fellowship and networking of business leaders throughout Franklin County, will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. April 28 at Downeast Energy, 1464 Pond Road, Mount Vernon.
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Business Breakfast set for April 13 at Thomas
WATERVILLE — The next Business Breakfast, presented by Thomas College in partnership with the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, will host Denise Martin, president of Good for You Coaching and Consulting, Inc. Martin will speak about learning to read your customer’s mind. The presentation will begin at 7:30 a.m. April 13 at Thomas College’s Atrium, 180 West River Road.
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Smithfield slide presentation planned
SMITHFIELD — Kevin Johnson, photo archivist for the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, will present “Greetings from Smithfield: Selections from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company” at 9:30 a.m. April 16 at the Fairview Grange Hall in Smithfield.
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GERRY BOYLE: He writes because it would make him very unhappy not to
CHINA — Maine mystery writer Gerry Boyle can take you to downtown Belfast and point to the second-floor window where his long-time protagonist Jack McMorrow first sees Mandi, a trouble young woman with a dark past, in “Damaged Goods,” published last year. He can take you to South Portland harbor where his newest character, a […]
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Japan rattled by aftershock 1 month after tsunami
SENDAI, Japan — A strong new earthquake rattled Japan’s northeast Monday just hours after people bowed their heads and wept in ceremonies to mark a month since the tsunami that killed up to 25,000 people and set off a still-unfolding nuclear crisis. The latest quake, the second major aftershock in less than a week, was […]
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Education chief visits schools in southern Maine
SANFORD — Maine’s top education official is continuing his “listening tour” with stops in southern Maine to hear from teachers, superintendents, students and parents. Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen will visit Sanford High School and Massabesic High School in Waterboro today. A public forum will be held Monday night in Sanford to hear ideas on what […]
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State, Fed offer public financial protection help
GARDINER — Money management and borrowing strategies are among the topics that will be covered at a public brown bag conference to be presented by Maine’s Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection. Today’s conference at the University of Maine at Augusta is free and open to the public. Presenters will include the U.S. Postal Inspector’s Office, […]
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MLB: Beckett shuts down Yankees, lifts Red Sox
BOSTON — Josh Beckett allowed two hits in eight shutout innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-0 on Sunday night to take two out of three games from their rivals after opening the season with six straight losses.