A demand for loggers skilled in the high-tech modern practice of the ancient trade has prompted an expansion in logging certification programs at technical schools in Maine
March 2015
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Posted inMaine, News
Summit’s delay of gas buildout concerns Winslow
Town officials say uncertainty over when the gas pipelines will come to town is making it difficult to forecast budgets for conversion of town buildings to gas.
Posted inSports
Long ball sinks Red Sox
Masterson allows 3 home runs in Boston’s loss to Philadelphia
Posted inLifestyle, Maine, News
St. Patrick’s Day celebrated in Portland
View photos of celebrations, including the annual parade Sunday, and other revelries dating back to 1953.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Better eating through kale
After a winter of sugar and salt, the road back to nutritious eating can be an uphill trek, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inMaine, News
Whitefield to vote on budget $107,000 more than last year’s
Road work recommended by a town committee that found most of the town’s roads need substantial repair accounts for more than $100,000 of that increase.
Posted inPolitics
Sen. Cruz: Lift all contribution limits on campaign cash
Ted Cruz, a first-term senator who represents Texas, said deep-pocketed donors should have the same rights to write giant campaign checks as voters have to put signs in their front yards.
Posted inSports
UMF stays unbeaten, sweeps doubleheader with Colby-Sawyer
Beavers belted out 29 hits between 2 games
Posted inMaine, News
Vienna voters increase funds to pay legal fees
The additional funds will help in dealing with a lawsuit that is pending over an Appeals Board decision over a cellular phone tower.