The Orono Comprehensive Planning Committee will sponsor its fifth Public Forum starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, in the Town Council Chambers. The Committee is in its home stretch and planning to submit its recommended update of the Comprehensive Plan to the Town Council by June. The Public Forum is another opportunity for […]
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Daibetes support group meeting
BANGOR –The St. Joseph Diabetes and Nutrition Center is sponsoring a free diabetes support group for diabetics and their family members. The group is meeting the first Wednesdays of April, May, September, October and November from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Willette Conference Center, Building 1, St. Joseph Healthcare Park, 900 Broadway in Bangor. […]
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Voting ward eliminated
A change in the boundaries of two local House District led Orono councilors to last week vote to do away with one of its voting wards. During legislative redistricting, the boundaries for House Districts 123 and 124 were redrawn. That change, coupled with an upgrade in voting machines, led town staff to consult with the […]
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Penobscot Times preview, March 13, 2014
In this week’s Penobscot Times: a special section saluting the Old Town High School boys basketball team for winning the State Class B title;the Old Town City Council gets its first look at the proposed FY 2015 budget; a site plan review lies ahead for a proposed new apartment complex in Orono; and much, much more. […]
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Nomination papers available Monday in Milford
Nomination papers for Milford’s municipal elections will be available as of this Monday, March 17. On Mondays the town office is ordinarily closed for business, but it will be open the 17th to allow those interested in taking out papers to do so. Papers are due by by 6 p.m. on April 28, which also […]
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Birds of Petit Manan subject of Sunkhaze Cafe talk
The Friends of Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge opens their 2014 Sunkhaze Café series with “The Birds of Petit Manan”, a talk by biologist Sarah Spencer on Saturday morning, March 15 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Daybreak Café on Main Street in Old Town. The Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Milford is […]
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OTHS robotics team heads to FIRST competition
This week the Old Town High School Robotics Team participates in its inaugural US-FIRST competition, a regional event hosted by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The team has prepared extensively since the challenge, “Aerial Assist”, was announcedJanuary 4th. In a six-week build period, the students (with mentor assistance) transformed an assortment of parts into a robot […]
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Independent tests deem water safe to drink
ORONO/VEAZIE – Levels of a possible carcinogenic in the Orono-Veazie water supply were deemed last month to be safe at several new test facilities in Veazie. The Orono-Veazie Water District has been having problems with trihalomethanes (THMs) in the water supply for the two towns on and off for years, Chlorine is used to treat […]
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Ruth Gray photo exhibit at Dirigo Pines
Dirigo Pines Cottage resident Ruth Gray will be honored with a photography display “Shades of Gray” on Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Dirigo Pines Inn. Gray was born nearly a century ago in Old Town and has always considered the city her home base irrespective of where she has lived or traveled. […]
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Students tackling monster piano at UMaine
The Maine Music Teachers Association and the University of Maine School of Performing Arts announce the second Biennial Monster Piano Festival, which will be held this Saturday, March 8, at Minsky Recital Hall on the Orono campus. What is a monster piano? It’s 113 students in grades 4-12 and several adults simultaneously playing 11 pianos. That’s […]