FARMINGDALE — Voters will be asked to approve the purchase of a Maine Avenue residence with donated money at a special town meeting scheduled for Saturday.
December 2011
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Maine teen hoping to move from lobbyist to test patient
Fifteen-year-old Caroline Jacobs of Shapleigh lobbied in Washington this summer for federal regulators to allow at-home trials of an artificial pancreas that could improve the lives of Jacobs and other type 1 diabetes patients.
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Spiritual show of support for Occupy Augusta
AUGUSTA — People of many faiths marched to Capitol Park Sunday to show support for the Occupy Augusta encampment on the eve of a court hearing to determine whether the group can continue to live in the park.
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City expects crowd for sewer rate proposal
GARDINER — City officials are expecting that a proposal to change the way sewer rates are charged in Gardiner could attract droves of people to a public hearing Wednesday.
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‘Fresh outlook on fitness’
FARMINGDALE — Brittany Rogers never had muscular arms. That is, until she took up pole fitness classes.
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Old media holding its own this holiday season
It was a familiar scene. In the pre-dawn hours of Black Friday, a line of people formed outside a retail store and waited for the doors to open. But, this wasn’t Walmart or Target. This was an independent music, movies, games and books seller. “We did very well,” said Todd Maheu, manager of Bull Moose […]
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Health insurance to frame DHHS cuts
AUGUSTA — Health insurance — who gets it and whether the state can afford it — will be front and center at the State House this week when Gov. Paul LePage releases a plan to close a $120 million shortfall at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Antique heaters still draw followers
THORNDIKE — Trimmed in shiny nickel for looks, faced with clear, mica windows for viewing the fire, the Riverside coal stove is a beauty. It’s relatively efficient, too, with a “base burner” design featuring a hopper that can gravity-feed 100 pounds of fuel into the firebox.
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BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Tigers, Tide to battle again
It’s not exactly a rematch the public was clamoring for — at least outside of Southeastern Conference territory. And it certainly will do nothing to quiet the critics of the Bowl Championship Series or the calls for a college football playoff.
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Thorndike stove collection a window into winters past
THORNDIKE — Trimmed in shiny nickel for looks, faced with clear, mica windows for viewing the fire, the Riverside coal stove is a beauty. It’s relatively efficient, too, with a “base burner” design featuring a hopper that can gravity-feed 100 pounds of fuel into the firebox.