The abundance of Maine-caught lobster this summer has driven prices in the state to the lowest levels in a generation, sparking angry protests among lobstermen in New Brunswick.
August 2012
Posted inNews
Vassalboro selectmen vote to raise tax rate
VASSALBORO — Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday to set the tax rate at $11 per $1,000 of valuation.
advertisement
Posted inSports
BABE RUTH BASEBALL: Central Maine falls short of World Series
WINOOSKI, Vt. — Coming out of the loser’s bracket to win a double elimination baseball tournament is a tough task, particularly when you lose the first game. But with four consecutive victories in the New England 14-year old Babe Ruth tournament, Central Maine went from the verge of going home to the final day.
Posted inOpinion
Today’s Editorial Cartoon: GOP part of government?
Partisan politics part of government’s problem.
Posted inNews
Winslow municipal track should reopen by end of September
WINSLOW — A reconstruction project at the Winslow municipal track has hit its stride, according to Director of Public Works Paul Fongemie.
Posted inCommunity
Strong High School alumni to celebrate Aug. 11
STRONG — Strong High School Alumni reunion will be Saturday, Aug. 11. Registration and social time is set from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a ham dinner at 1 p.m. and cost is $13 per person. A business meeting will be at 2 p.m., introduction of 50-year class, drawing of 50/50 and raffle prizes and Strong Historical Society presentation. RSVP and submit payment to Sewall Pingree, 13 Freeman Ridge Road, Kingfield, ME 04947.
Posted inCommunity
A day on the pond event set for Aug. 11 in Embden
EMBDEN — The Embden Pond Association and Carrebec High School will host day on the pond at 9 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, on Embden Pond. Rain date is Sunday, Aug. 12.
Posted inNews
Skowhegan District Court: July 2-13, 2012
SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were closed from July 2-13 in Skowhegan District Court.
Posted inCommunity
‘Where Do We Go Now?’ Follow the women
It begins with the strains of Mid-Eastern music. A group of women, young and old, all dressed in black like a Greek chorus or a bevy of Sicilian widows, kicking up dust with their feet, moves up the road toward the camera. As the credits roll, they plod forward, and then slowly, as if channeling a modern Bob Fosse dance, they sway and bob, dip and twist to the music. It’s haunting, funereal and mesmerizing. Before a line is spoken, we know where we are and we cannot leave.
Posted inCommunity
Goodwill job fair to be held Wednesday and Thursday
AUGUSTA — Goodwill Industries of Northern New England will host a job fair for its new Augusta store from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Quality Inn and Suites, 65 Whitten Road. The anticipated opening of the new store, on Western Avenue, is early fall. For information, visit goodwillnne.org.