MOSCOW — Cianbro Corp. of Pittsfield and two investors from Massachusetts have bought land and buildings owned for decades by the federal government and plan to develop energy-generating plants on the site as well as attract other businesses.
April 2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
‘Right-to-work’ proposalis bad for Maine workers
The so-called “right-to-work” act (L.D. 309), sponsored by Tom J. Winsor, R-Norway, is bad for all Maine workers. L.D. 309 aims to muzzle labor, not union workers alone. It strikes at the heart our right to organize, bargain collectively, have safe workplaces and a decent standard of living for our families. Unions matter. Objectively, unions […]
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Posted inSports
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Game 7, again
BOSTON (AP) — Game 7s just happen to the Bruins in the Claude Julien era.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: No place in politics for words evoking violent images
This shouldn’t have to be said again, but unfortunately it has become necessary: Sadly, amid all the criticisms of figures in public life that now surround us, it would be a great advance in civility simply to stop using violent images about harming or even killing people with whom we disagree.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Former postmaster’s photo should hang in post office
When a devoted employee’s hard work, treating the public with respect and being true to one’s career responsibilities, become so disregarded by her employer, in this case, the U.S. Postal Service? Our former postmaster, Rhonda Clukey, served her small community for 37 years (25 as postmaster) before losing her battle to cancer. Wouldn’t it be […]
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Waterville councilors meet tonight
WATERVILLE — City councilors will discuss proposed budgets at 6 p.m. today in the city council chambers.
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: New law aims to further protect consumers of heating fuel
The April 11 article about Pinkham’s Corner Fuel of South China filing for bankruptcy highlighted the reasons for a new Maine law that recently took effect.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Grateful to strangers who helped after crash
On Wednesday March 28, I was driving on Route 139 just south of Norridgewock in icy conditions and lost control of my car. I skidded off the road and rolled into some trees, and the car landed sideways. Seconds later, four men came running up and helped me climb up and out of the passenger […]
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White House clears staffers in prostitution scandal
Spokesman Jay Carney said the Office of White House Counsel conducted the review of White House staff members “out of due diligence” and not in response to a “specific credible allegation.”
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Ted Nugent set for court date in illegal kill case
A plea agreement says Nugent illegally shot and killed a bear in May 2009 in southeast Alaska days after he wounded a bear in a bow hunt, violating a seasonal limit.