Crowing for what? I know this sounds corny, but hear me out. September is the start of early goose season in Maine, and it also coincides with the crow season. Being an avid hunter, I thoroughly enjoy hunting crows, but I have to admit that geese are a little better eating and equally as much […]
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National Hunting and Fishing Day
National Hunting and Fishing Day is September 25, 2010. National Hunting and Fishing Day A Great Tradition, Source of Pride Since 1972 In the 1960s, hunters and anglers embraced the era’s heightened environmental awareness but were discouraged that many people didn’t understand the role that sportsmen played—and continue to play—in the conservation movement. In 1972, […]
College football: Black Bears hope to squeeze Orange
The idea behind a Division I Bowl Championship Series school inviting a Football Championship Subdivision school to be part of the former’s football schedule is to pick up an easy win and polish their game up for the big boys. For their trouble the visitor gets a big, fat check, a pat on the back […]
Proposed charter change going to Nov. 2 voters, proposal to come next week
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 Thursday night to place a charter change proposal on the Nov. 2 ballot. A workshop is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the options, followed by a meeting at 7 to decide which one to present to voters. The charter change is prompted by the vote […]
Efficiency volunteers taking to streets Oct. 2
LEWISTON — When groups of energy-efficiency volunteers hit the streets around the Twin Cities on Oct. 2, chances are they won’t be wearing green tennis shoes. “This is all about the outreach, about making sure people know what can be done to get their homes ready for winter and what kind of help is available,” […]
State to reconstruct 5 miles of Route 17 in Roxbury, Byron
ROXBURY — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that the Maine Department of Transportation is planning to reconstruct five miles of Route 17 through town next year. The project, which is scheduled for construction in the summer of 2011, will begin 3.61 miles north of the Mexico-Roxbury line and extend north 5 miles to the Swift River […]
Fall foliage hikes, river paddle offered
AUGUSTA — Nine hikes and an Androscoggin River paddle will highlight the beauty of Maine’s fall foliage beginning this weekend and continuing into next month. The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands and the Maine Forest Service are offering the events as part of the Maine state park system’s 75th anniversary, the bureau reported Tuesday. […]
Cote expanding into longtime Rumford insurance agency
RUMFORD — Within the next three weeks, Mark Cote will move his Rumford business — Advantage Insurance Services at 144 Congress St. — a little farther up the street. Earlier this month, Cote, 44, bought the Aube-McInnes Insurance Agency Inc. at 160 Congress St. from longtime insurance agent and owner Michael C. Aube. No jobs […]
Roxbury reaches agreement with unlicensed junkyard owner
ROXBURY — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that an agreement has been reached in their case against one of three property owners with unlicensed junkyard issues. Planning Board member Matthew Patneaude said he attended Monday morning’s session at Rumford District Court to represent the town in its civil violation case against Stephen Heath, 54, of 419 […]
Maine men’s hoops gets ESPNU date
The University of Maine men’s basketball team has already gotten some recognition from national magazines and web sites. On Tuesday, it was announced the Black Bears will also be getting some national TV exposure during the season. The America East Conference has announced that the Black Bears’ game at Stony Brook on Saturday, Feb. 12 […]