There’s a new pharmacy not far from the village center of Greene that’s sure to have the area buzzing. Jon and Jackie Schomaker have recently opened the Greene Village Pharmacy on Patten Road, next door to the Monmouth Federal Credit Union. Open for less than two months, this independently owned and operated pharmacy is a […]
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Asians called fast-growing Maine ethnic group
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A liberal public policy research group says Asians and Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U. S. population, and Maine’s population reflects that trend. Citing U.S. Census figures, the Maine Center for Economic Policy says the state’s Asian population doubled in the 1990s and increased yet again by […]
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Smart Meters controversial in Southern Maine
How will people in Western Maine respond to having the so-called Smart Meters installed on their homes? No word yet, mainly because Central Maine Power hasn’t begun installing them yet in this region. The meters, which are more precise and capable of transmitting information to CMP, have been a hot topic in southern Maine. About […]
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Fort Kent hires new school superintendent
FORT KENT — A veteran Maine high school principal will become the new superintendent of the school district in Fort Kent. Tim Doak will take over for current Superintendent Patrick O’Neill, who retiring at the end of the school year. Since 2004, Doak has been principal of Fort Kent Community High School. The 62-year-old O’Neill […]
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MMA training cruise scheduled
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy’s annual two-month training voyage will take students this spring to Malta, Italy and Ireland as well as ports in the U.S. Maine Maritime said Tuesday the cruise aboard the 500-foot State of Maine training ship will depart Castine on May 3 and stop in Norfolk, Va., from May 6 to […]
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Quimby buys historic camp
OLD TOWN — Conservationist Roxanne Quimby has purchased a wilderness sporting camp on the East Branch of the Maine’s Penobscot River. Lunksoos Camps was built in 1881 to serve lumberjacks. Today, it consists of a lodge and four cabins on 14 acres across the river from more than 70,000 acres Quimby hopes to donate to […]
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Catholic school in Saco to close its doors
SACO — Another Catholic school is closing in Maine. The Journal Tribune reported Tuesday that Notre Dame de Lourdes in Saco will close its doors this summer after serving Catholic children for 60 years. The Catholic Diocese announced last week that the Cathedral Catholic School in Portland would close at the end of the academic […]
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Time to take a good look at bottle bill
After more than 30 years, it’s clear that Maine’s returnable beverage container law, or bottle bill, works. Our streams and highways are relatively free of discarded containers. But, after three decades, it’s also worth sitting down and seeing if there is a better way to accomplish the same goal. That’s why we favor LD 1255, […]
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A look back at the week’s news
A bicycle tax? Wouldn’t that discourage bicycle purchases instead of encouraging them, as we should? It would, which makes any surcharge on bikes an incalculably bad idea. Sen. Ron Collins, who represents towns in York County — which has some of the best bike riding in the state — wants to tax retail bike sales […]
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Prosperity runs north and south in New England
Take a map of Northern New England and stick a pin right in the heart of Boston, say the financial district. Now, tie a thread to it. It’s uncanny, but the further you stretch that string the poorer people get. In the counties just north of Boston, per capita family income is well over $60,000. […]