In the world of online “friends,” many libraries are still loners Have libraries been successful in using social networking sites? Not if success is to be measured by the number of “friends” libraries have acquired, says Richard W. Boss in “Social Networking Sites and Libraries,” a paper prepared in October 2009 for the Public Library […]

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Every child in the state of Maine deserves equal access to educational opportunities. Our economy demands it. And every taxpayer has a right to expect that every educational dollar – more than one-third of all taxpayer dollars – is being spent wisely. As the national recession continues to impact State revenues, the law is critical […]

Children in Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care’s Head Start pre-kindergarten child care program, Head Start pre-kindergarten program, and Home Based Head Start programs have been the recipients of a partnership between AHSCC and the Lewiston-Auburn School-Based Health Centers, part of Community Clinical Services, a Federally Qualified Health Center, affiliated with St. Mary’s Health System. […]

Maine Agricultural Fairs 2010 Dates JULY July 1-4 Houlton Fair—Houlton July 8-11 Ossipee Valley Fair—So. Hiram July 16-18 Waterford World’s Fair—North Waterford July 22-25 Pittston Fair July 28-31 Monmouth Fair July 30-Aug 8 Bangor State Fair July 30-Aug 7 Northern Maine Fair—Presque Isle AUGUST Aug 6-8 Athens Wesserunsett Valley Fair Aug 8-14 Topsham Fair Aug […]

Government at a glance Local government in Maine provides many essential services its citizens, including road construction and maintenance, solid waste disposal, water utilities and waste water treatment, police and fire protection and emergency rescue, land use planning and building inspection, welfare, and public education for grades Kindergarten through 12. Municipal government in Maine enjoys […]

Many people now have the equivalent of some of the finest, most extensive libraries in the world tucked into a side pocket of their favorite easy chair. Electronic readers – Amazon’s Kindle and its competitors – have been spotted online at prices under $100. Most such devices can store more reading material than anyone could […]

TD BANK 250 QUALIFYING PROCEDURE ——————————————————————————– The TD Bank 250 is without a doubt the highlight of New England Late Model racing. It is not often that the number of cars failing to make the race is higher than the number that do. This is why many say that qualifying alone is worth the price […]