The burgers and the beer are your best bets, but that’s OK — it’s why you came.
May 2014
Summer farmers’ market directory
Listings collected by the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets.
On the Move
NEW FACES • Mark Andersen joined Gowen Power Systems as an operations manager. Andersen was previously with Gowen Marine as service writer. He has several years of experience in generator sales and service experience. PROMOTIONS • Frank Alosa was promoted to news director at Newsradio 560 WGAN. Alosa has been with the station for more […]
Datebook
THIS WEEK “Celebrate National Small Business Week in Waterville” with daily events scheduled throughout the week. For information about each event and registration, go to: smallbusinesswaterville.org. National Small Business Week includes training webinars and online events offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. For more information, including a complete list of events and locations, how to […]
Barney Frank: U.S. must leave Afghanistan this year
Our military cannot make a coherent society out of one where the internal elements of that do not exist.
Commentary: Changing the message on gun control
Advocates need to rethink the way they communicate with the public.
Commentary: South separate from the rest in supporting death penalty
It’s also where there’s little or no support for a functional system of defense lawyers.
Putting job seekers to the test
Online assessments can help firms screen applicants – and hurt those not digitally savvy.
Charles Lawton: Hiring workers should be considered an investment
Employers must emphasize mentoring and the acquisition of experience, and the employee must emphasize fresh perspective and new views and suggestions.
Letter to the editor: UMaine should stop paying off coaches
University of Maine officials were quick to point out that the $113,800 cost of buying out the contract of the dismissed men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward came from privately raised funds in university President Paul Ferguson’s discretionary account. At a time when the university is trying to find ways to cover a $38 million budget […]