The Naples Causeway is going through a significant makeover, scheduled to be completed in 2013. The old swing bridge that stops summer traffic so the Songo River Queen and other tall boats can pass will soon be replaced by a 12-foot high fixed span. Since early last summer, Brad Bradstreet of Bridgton has been busy […]
2011
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Briefly, Jan. 12, 2011
BRUNSWICK MARIA PALOPOLI, a seventh-grade science teacher at Brunswick Junior High School, and Shawn Towle, a Falmouth Middle School math teacher, were among 103 educators from across the country to be honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Each winner received an all-expenses-paid trip to the nation’s capital, where participated […]
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Blood Drives, Jan. 12, 2011
The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today Noon to 5 p.m., Dunkin Donuts, Lisbon Falls Thursday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., L.L. Bean, Freeport Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dunkin Donuts, Wells 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday River Resort, Bethel Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Town Hall, […]
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Births, Jan. 12, 2011
Mid Coast Hospital Mason Michael Robinson, born Dec. 27 to Edward Robinson and Jessica Truman, Gardiner. Grandparents: Stephanie and Barry Truman, Gardiner; Gloria and Michael Robinson, Greenville. Dylan Tom Chryplewicz, born Dec. 28 to Tom and Magen Tourtillotte Chryplewicz, Boothbay Harbor. Grandparents: Maggie and Earle Tourtillotte, Boothbay Harbor; Margaret Chryplewicz, Orlando, Fla. Maxwell Baldwin […]
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Local Dispatches, Jan. 12, 2011
HOLLIS Frosty window blamed in rear ending of school bus A 34-year-old Hollis man who didn’t adequately defrost his windshield rear-ended a stopped school bus loaded with elementary school students Tuesday morning, police said. The crash happened at 8:23 a.m. on Hemlock Cove Road when the 2002 Hyundai Accent driven by Trevor Jacobs struck the […]
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Briefcase, Jan. 12, 2011
Bangor Savings branch opening on Allen Avenue Bangor Savings Bank is opening its newest branch on Allen Avenue in the North Deering neighborhood of Portland this week. Bangor Savings opened two other branches in the Portland area last year, one on Middle Street and the other on Forest Avenue. The bank plans to open a […]
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Competition drives down employee pay
Continuing double-digit joblessness gives firms their choice of applicants at relatively low salaries.
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High School Wrestling Notebook: Coaching brings its own rewards
After spending five seasons officiating wrestling matches, Kurt Pelletier is back for his third season as coach at Windham High School. “I loved officiating,” he said. “It was great, but I really missed the bond I had with the kids when I coached.” This is Pelletier’s second stint as coach of the Eagles. He previously […]
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Maine high court considerstwo wind power projects
The process by which large wind-power projects get approved, and the noise standards used, dominated discussion Tuesday as the Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments over two proposed wind farms.
In dispute were permits given by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection for the Record Hill Wind project in Roxbury and the Oakfield Wind project in Aroostook County. In both instances, opponents argued that the board failed to allow for public hearings that would have provided a forum to debate connections between health and turbine noise. Because the issues were similar, the court combined the presentations.
Wind power opponents say Maine’s noise regulations are geared toward volume and not the subtle, low-frequency sounds and vibrations emitted by turbines.
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GM CEO: Spending cut slowed new product plans
DETROIT — A big cut in research and development spending while General Motors was in bankruptcy protection set the company’s new product plans back by about a year, its top executive said Tuesday. Chairman and CEO Daniel Akerson told reporters that GM is working to accelerate vehicle plans that were postponed when R&D spending was […]