The article, “Maine average gas price continues to fall,” was on the front page on Oct. 10. It’s a sign of the times when a drop in gas prices makes front-page news, as Maine families and businesses start to brace themselves for this winter’s heating bills. Our addiction not only threatens our pocketbooks and economic […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Post Office should think outside the box
It appears that the U.S. Postal Service has fallen behind by failing to keep up with newer methods of communicating: Sending and receiving correspondence has gone electronic. Instead of whining about losing billions of dollars, USPS might look into modernizing its methods of selling word shipment. Local post offices are important to every city and […]
Posted inOpinion
Law emphasizes farming’s use of integrated pest management
Maine’s producers have a long tradition of using practical, least-risk farming methods. When it comes to producing our food, organic and conventional farmers alike rely on a wide variety of techniques for stacking the deck in favor of a healthful, pest-free crop.
Posted inNews
State ahead in elder medicine methods
Maine is ahead of the curve in a movement to reduce the medication of elderly people in nursing homes.
Posted inOpinion
What does Occupy movement mean?
What is the meaning of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement? For about a month now, protesters have camped out in a park in New York’s financial district, part of an “Occupy Wall Street” movement that has since spread to hundreds of other cities across the nation, including Portland, Maine.
Posted inOpinion
5 MYTHSSeparating facts, fiction about social media
The ever-expanding universe of social-media technologies — including video-sharing, mobile phones and networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter that allow individuals to share and connect — is as ubiquitous as it is misunderstood. Apostles hail its power to oust dictators and bring us together; skeptics worry that it homogenizes our thinking and trivializes our relationships. Let’s separate fact from fiction.
Posted inNews
Pet pantry elatedby locals’ support
FAIRFIELD CENTER — The community has responded generously after the Pet Food Pantry announced in September that it was running low on food, money and energy.
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Sewage odors solution accepted
GARDINER — Councilors voted Wednesday to accept one of the options they’ve been considering to eliminate sewage odors on West Street.
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Sand contract, stricter building code debated
CHELSEA — Selectmen awarded a winter sand contract Wednesday and discussed the possibility of a stricter building code, establishing a transfer station, expanding the selectboard and conducting a townwide revaluation.