BEIJING (AP) — U.S. envoys said there was progress in talks today on arrangements for the first U.S. government food aid shipment to impoverished North Korea in three years, part of an agreement aimed at ending Pyongyang’s nuclear programs. Special envoy Robert King said negotiations with their North Korean counterparts in Beijing went on until […]
March 2012
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Glitch gives MaineCare to ineligible recipients
AUGUSTA ( AP) — State officials say they’re trying to determine the overall cost of a computer malfunction that resulted in 19,000 people receiving checks for MaineCare even though they were ineligible. State Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew revealed the problem Tuesday to legislative leaders and members of the Appropriations Committee. The problem […]
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Freeport girls rule!
BRUNSWICK — Freeport nipped Ararat 25-20 Sunday afternoon to win the Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department’s Third- Fourth Grade Girls Basketball Tournament. Lindsay Routhier scored 10 points and Caroline Smith added nine, while Hannah Spaulding and Asha Leigh were offensive contributors for Freeport. Freeport trailed 6-4, 8-6 and 14-10 at the quarter breaks before Routhier scored […]
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Wilbur’s of Maine owners earn award
FREEPORT — Tom Wilbur and Catherine Carty-Wilbur, owners of Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections, were recently presented with the Gowell Award by the New England Retail Confectioners Association (NERCA). The award, considered the highest honor that can be given to a member of the association, is given every three years in recognition of a member’s […]
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17th annual trade show in Lewiston slated in June
LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council has announced the date and theme of the 17th annual Androscoggin Business to Business Trade Show. With the theme, “Networking Locally, Connecting Socially — Get Connected,” this year’s show will be held June 14 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. With the potential to draw nearly 200 […]
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Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick hires new librarian
BRUNSWICK — Christina Stuntz recently joined Mid Coast Hospital as its health sciences librarian, according to a news release. Stuntz is a graduate of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt., where she majored in environmental studies and sociology. A medical research librarian, she received her master’s in library science and information technology from Simmons College in […]
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Series of social media classes scheduled
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College’s Corporate and Community Services Department will partner with Amanda O’Brien, organizer of Social Media Breakfast Maine and vice president of marketing for Hall Internet Marketing, to offer a series of three workshops focusing on social media for small businesses and entrepreneurs. According to a news release, the workshops will […]