BANGOR — The board of trustees for Maine’s university system is reviewing new degree programs, an energy upgrade at the University of Southern Maine and a draft business plan on distance education. The University of Maine System board, which oversees the state’s seven universities, is meeting today in Bangor. The board is scheduled to consider […]
2011
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Half-baked feminism: Bread maker vs. bread winner
I love baking bread and I don’t care who knows it. It seems like, these days, admitting to domestic ability is akin to admitting you think you “belong in the kitchen.” (god I hate that turn of phrase … can that just die already?) But a part of me DOES belong in the kitchen and […]
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Local Dispatches
KENNEBUNK Group searching for dog stolen from animal shelter The Animal Welfare Society is asking for the public’s help in locating a red-and-white Pekingese mix that was stolen Saturday afternoon from the society’s shelter in West Kennebunk. Kerrie Leclair, director of development, said the dog, named Selene, was removed from its kennel between 2 and […]
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Town and schools share their books
Noble Middle School librarian Nancy Landroche organizes books Tuesday inside Lebanon’s new public library, an attachment to the Hanson School that will serve as a replacement to the existing library, which is closed during the winter months due to a lack of heat.
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Town and schools share their books
The collaboration began with an idea jotted down on a piece of paper. What if the school library at one of Lebanon’s two elementary schools could include a public library? That idea, formed a couple of years ago, has became much more than a “what if.” On Jan. 26, the two libraries that became one […]
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Drill sergeants get a send-off
Sgt. James Magoon of Company C, 1st Battalion, 304th Regiment of the U.S. Army Reserve gets a hug from “Freeport Flag Lady” Elaine Greene Saturday, following a formal send-off ceremony at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Saco. The 18-member company is headed to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. on Jan. 15, where they’ll be drill […]
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Thumbs up to the newly formed York County Renewable Energy Initiative, which is seeking to spread the word about conservation and help change people’s behaviors. The group is taking a strong approach to their efforts, with hands-on training for solar panel installations and plans to set up a cooperative labor pool for energy efficiency improvements […]
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Monday, Jan. 10, 2011
CARLTON L. MORSE JR. of Scarborough and formerly of Saco, died Sunday in Scarborough. Friends and relatives may call Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. at the Dennett, Craig & Pate funeral home, 365 Main St., Saco. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Dennett, Craig & Pate funeral home, and burial […]
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Drill sergeants get a send-off
SACO — Being a drill sergeant involves a whole lot more than the usual movie depiction of a bad-tempered fellow barking orders at a raw recruit. The best way to put it, said 1st Sergeant David MacMullen, is that the drill sergeant is taking a civilian and turning that person into a soldier. “It’s how […]
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Patriots, Belichick preparing for Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England’s 28-14 loss to the New York Jets early in the season doesn’t mean much to Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Neither does the 45-3 win on Dec. 6 that gave the Patriots a split of the season series. The postseason is a new season for the coach of the team with […]