The tally by the Maine State Housing Authority represents an 8 percent increase over the 2012 survey.
May 2013
Posted inCommunity
Births: April 23-28
AUGUSTA — A son, Brady Russell Clough, was born April 28 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta campus, to Sara Michaud and Russell Clough of Augusta.
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Posted inCommunity
May 19 open house to honor retiring doctor
WINDSOR — An open house set for noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Town Hall, 523 Ridge Road, will celebrate the career of Dr. Carol Eckert, who is retiring from Sheepscot Valley Health Center in Coopers Mills after 31 years.
Posted inCommunity
Road work starts May 15 in Readfield
READFIELD — Repairs and paving will begin Wednesday on sections of the Fogg, Sadie Dunn and North Wayne roads, so motorists should expect delays.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Cost shifting camouflages real hospital costs
We are told not to pay too much attention to the hospital cost data released last week. But it speaks volumes.
Posted inPolitics
Maine bill to slash energy costs goes to panel
The package melds numerous ideas and would partly use Maine Yankee settlement funds to boost efficiency.
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Four steps the Pentagon should take to curb military sexual assault
The news that sexual harassment and assault in the military are more common than ever — not just that the number of reported incidents has climbed in the past two years but also that an estimated 26,000 personnel experienced unacceptable sexually aggressive and threatening behavior from their military colleagues — should come as no surprise to the Pentagon’s leaders: They have had the raw data for weeks.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Latest battles in the war on women
In Philadelphia Dr. Kermit Gosnell ran an abortion clinic in which, according to testimony at his trial, live-born babies were murdered by having their spines snipped with scissors.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Stricter regulations needed for mining
My family operates a MOFGA-certified, organic farm in Whitefield, and I support legislation to place strict regulations on mining (L.D. 1302) because I cherish Maine’s abundant-but-threatened supply of clean, fresh water.