I keep hearing how it is mankind’s fault for global warming or, as it is now referred to, climate change. The part I never hear is how volcanoes affect the climate. I was wondering about that, so I looked it up. According to ask.com, this is what is released into the atmosphere in an eruption: […]
June 2014
Posted inBusiness
QuickBooks workshop offered
NORWAY — Oxford Hills SCORE will present a workshop series on QuickBooks basics for small businesses from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, June 17 and 24, at the Norway Town Office, 19 Danforth St. The two-session workshop will help attendees better understand how to activate and use the key features found in QuickBooks, used […]
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Posted inMaine, The Franklin Journal
Wilton looks for contractor to clean up Adams Street yard
WILTON — Officials are seeking a contractor to clean the yard of an Adams Street homeowner who has failed to obey a court order to get rid of the appliances, scrap and motor vehicles littering his lawn. The Board of Selectmen gave Duane Pollis until May 30 to clear his yard of debris. The town will […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Rating agency upgrades the outlook on Maine debt to stable
PORTLAND — The credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded its outlook on Maine bonds to stable just before the expected sale of $115 million in state debt. Moody’s said in a statement Wednesday it expects the general obligation bonds will be sold June 12, and the sale amount may change. The credit rating […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
CTS to get extra MaineCare payments through June
PORTLAND — Records show that the company that won’t have its contracts to provide rides for Maine Medicaid patients renewed because of poor performance is scheduled to receive millions of dollars in extra money from the state in its last weeks on the job. Connecticut-based Coordinated Transportation Solutions, whose contracts end this summer, already received […]
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
You can win an Old Town Predator MX Kayak
The Orono Polcie department is raffling off a kayak with paddle and life vest. Tickets are $10 each. Proceeds go to Special Olympics Maine. To get your ticket, please stop in to the Orono Police Department. The drawing will be held on Monday, June 9.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen, Uncategorized
Bethel Town Meeting June 11
Bethel voters will decide on a proposed FY’15 $3.4 million municipal expenditure budget at Town Meeting on Wednesday, June 11. The day before, June 10, they will go to the polls to elect two selectmen, two School Board members and two assessors. If all the money articles on the meeting warrant are approved, the estimated […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen, Uncategorized
Second annual Ryan’s Trail Run
The 2nd Annual Ryan’s Trail Run: A Run For Life will take place Sunday, June 22, 2014 on the Pine Hill Trails at Gould Academy in Bethel. The five and ten kilometer race is named for Ryan Gilman of Wallagrass, an outgoing, likable dad who suffered from depression. On April 9, 2008, Gilman texted his […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen, Uncategorized
Dedication of BHS Valentine wing is June 8
On the afternoon of Sunday, June 8, from 2 to 4 p.m., members and friends of the Bethel Historical Society will have a one-time opportunity to view the interior of the new “Mary E. Valentine Collections Wing” before it is fully utilized as a “restricted-access” museum collections storage facility. Funded by a $200,000 bequest from […]
Posted inFuneral Notices
Funeral Notices for Thursday, June 5, 2014
AUDET — Raymond J., 86, formerly of Lewiston, died Sunday, June 1. A Liturgy of the Word service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, June 5, at 2 p.m. Committal will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery Mausoleum. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., […]