PORTLAND — Six Maine counties are hoping the state’s highest court will overturn a lower court decision that sided with a Cumberland company seeking registry of deeds documents at a lower cost than the counties want to charge. MacImage of Maine, joined by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine and the Maine Freedom of Information […]
2011
Posted inThe Forecaster
Consultant to lead Portland school superintendent search
PORTLAND — The School Board is beginning the process of finding a new superintendent of schools for Maine’s largest school district. “We’re hiring a consultant to help us with the process,” said School Board member Ed Bryan, who is part of a subcommittee charged with choosing a consulting company. Superintendent James C. Morse Sr. on […]
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Vigil Wednesday for missing toddler
The “Vigil Of Hope For Ayla Reynolds” is being organized by the group Mainely Moms & Dads.
Posted inNews
Fugitive captured in Maine waives hearing in N.H.
David Hobson, originally from Alfred, Maine, escaped from the Carroll County Jail on Dec. 1 by climbing to the roof and vaulting over razor wire.
Posted inNews
Board cites Jay doctor for pain pill violations
A doctor who practices in Jay is barred from prescribing pain medication after he failed to appropriately monitor patients’ usage.
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Man aiding crash victim critically injured
A Waterville veteran was critically injured Sunday when he happened upon a crash and was hit by a van while trying to help the injured driver.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Brain-drain cause more than economics
The technological revolution, rising levels of college applicants, and an infatuation with subcultural social trends have all become hallmarks of the 21st century inextricably linked to the nexus from which they sprang – youth. Now more than ever, in an era of globalization and digitalization, the importance of a young, educated workforce is considered essential […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Brain-drain cause more than economics
The technological revolution, rising levels of college applicants, and an infatuation with subcultural social trends have all become hallmarks of the 21st century inextricably linked to the nexus from which they sprang – youth. Now more than ever, in an era of globalization and digitalization, the importance of a young, educated workforce is considered essential […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Indestructible machine
The weird thing about the Maine Department of Health and Human Services is not that it wastes enormous amounts of taxpayer money. It’s that it doesn’t have any fun doing it. When other public agencies get caught squandering dollars, they can at least point to all the wretched excess they enabled themselves to indulge in. […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Indestructible machine
The weird thing about the Maine Department of Health and Human Services is not that it wastes enormous amounts of taxpayer money. It’s that it doesn’t have any fun doing it. When other public agencies get caught squandering dollars, they can at least point to all the wretched excess they enabled themselves to indulge in. […]