OAKLAND — The Acadia Wind Ensemble will present a summer concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Messalonskee Performing Arts Center.
June 2012
Posted inCommunity
Blood drive set for July 6 in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 6, in Franklin Memorial Hospital’s Bass Room. Donors will receive a free Red Sox T-shirt.
advertisement
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: US needs to take key steps to rein in student debt
Congress has only one week to prevent interest rates on new federal student loans from doubling to 6.8 percent.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Bring back DDT to fight Lyme disease epidemic
“Governor LePage Proclaims May Lyme Disease Awareness Month,” I read recently. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1,000 new cases were reported in Maine in 2011. Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties lead the state with the most reported cases. Knox County led with 254 reported cases per 100,000 people. Wow. What about all […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
NAFTA was beginning of American downfall
For the majority of time the Democrats controlled, the 1930s-70s, for the most part, people were gainfully employed and the workers and unions were profitable. In the 1980s, jobs started to disappear. NAFTA, created by Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, was the beginning of America’s downfall. That bill benefited only 5 percent of the […]
Posted inSports
BOYS LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DelGiudice caps career at Messalonskee with 300 points
Opposing teams never quite figured out how to stop Nate DelGiudice during his high school lacrosse career at Messalonskee. DelGiudice set the Class A gold standard for scoring, racking up 300 points during his four-year career.
Posted inNews
Waterville’s new bakery fills role surveys describe as vital for growth
WATERVILLE — Candace Savinelli makes Italian pastries with such authenticity she recently attracted a customer all the way from Palermo.
Posted inSports
MLB: Ortiz belts 399th career HR in Sox win
BOSTON (AP) — Two months ago the Red Sox hit bottom. Now they’re playing sky high.
Posted inNews
Jury finds Fairfield man guilty in robbery
A Fairfield man was found guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor for his role in the armed robbery of a Skowhegan credit union three years ago.
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Internet sales tax not a partisan issue, but a matter of fairness
George Smith (column, “Internet sales tax a terrible idea,” June 20) makes the case that if Gov. Paul LePage and Rep. Chellie Pingree agree on an issue, it must be a bad idea. He also says that perhaps Maine should simply eliminate the sales tax and repeal the requirement that sales taxes are due on out-of-state purchases.