Glen Homes appointed to HUD committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Glen Holmes of Buckfield, president of Community Concepts Finance Corp. based in Paris, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced the appointment recently.  As president of the corporation, Holmes oversees the day-to-day operations of the $12 million […]

Robert Samuelson: Economists don’t seem to have the right answers

WASHINGTON — The most intriguing and indisputable thing we have learned about economists in recent decades is that they don’t know nearly as much as they thought they knew. We see evidence of this all the time. Just recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy had created 263,000 payroll jobs in April. […]

Don Fellows: Give the unenrolled a chance to vote

About the “open primaries” thing — assume that I am new in town and consider myself an informed citizen who keeps up with government. I want to register to vote. I would have to decide what party I want to affiliate with, or whether I want to be an “unenrolled” voter (a so-called independent). I […]

Scott Vlaun: Now is the time to unleash solar power in Maine

Throughout the world, the nation and our region, governments are partnering with the private sector to foster the critical transition to clean, renewable energy. Maine has lagged far behind and continues to see valuable green energy jobs and billions of energy dollars leave the state each year. Maine’s regressive solar policy stands in the way […]

Mike LeBlanc: Founders mistrusted democracy

Patricia Fogg’s letter to the editor, “Fighting for America’s democracy,” was posted online May 8. I added an online comment the same day, asserting that the nation’s founders hated democracy. Fogg commented back (online) on May 10: “I also don’t really believe our Founders hated democracy, do you? Can you provide an example?” Well, yes, […]

Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation supports community garden

NORWAY — Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation has offered a grant to the Oxford Hills Community Gardens — Alan Day Community Garden — in Norway, allowing an expansion to provide healthy, fresh, nutritious and affordable fruits and vegetables to local communities. The garden is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2009, with the mission “to cooperatively […]

Realtors group awards scholarships to CMCC students

AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Council of the Mountains to Shore Board of Realtors awarded scholarships to four Central Maine Community College students at a recent breakfast meeting hosted by the organization. Recipients are Seth Boucher of Auburn, Lyndsay Vachon of Minot, Jacynda Rousseau of Leeds and Kauna Yaga of Turner. Boucher is an honors student […]

Sunday River Resort to manage golf course

NEWRY — Sunday River Resort has entered into an agreement with the owners of the Sunday River Country Club to operate the golf course beginning this month. Located near Sunday River’s Jordan Hotel, the course will enhance the resort’s summer activity offerings, which include scenic chairlift rides, disc golf, zip lines, hiking and classes in […]

Towle’s Hardware & Lumber Co. honored

DIXFIELD — Towle’s Hardware & Lumber Co. has been named to LBM Journal magazine’s LBM Century Club, in recognition of the family-owned company’s 100 years of service to its community. Towle’s has served customers since 1911.

Photo: Luc Dionne named Chiropractor of the Year