MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: There are lots of nonprofit organizations in our region. How are they governed and who determines their mission and goals? The board of directors has that responsibility. So, what are the basic responsibilities of a nonprofit board of directors? (Yes, the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber is a nonprofit.) Here […]
February 2015
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Fewer homes for sale pushes up prices in U.S.
WASHINGTON U.S. home prices rose in December at a faster pace than the previous month, likely because of a much smaller number of homes for sale. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20- city home price index, released Tuesday, increased 4.5 percent in December compared with 12 months earlier. That is up from 4.3 percent in November […]
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GM recalls Cadillac ATS cars
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling about 67,000 Cadillac ATS compact sports sedans to fix a problem with the power sunroof controls. The recall affects cars from the 2013 through 2015 model years. GM says the sunroofs can automatically close if the nonrecessed switches are even partly touched. The recall is being done because […]
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College Guild hires new administrator
BRUNSWICK — The College Guild has recently selected Pat Friedman as its new administrator. Located on Harpswell Drive, The College Guild is the only nationwide provider of free non-traditional education courses to people who are incarcerated — regardless of gender, race, religion, crime, sentence or security level. The College Guild’s 25 courses are designed to […]
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Maine AllCare names new board member
PORTLAND — Maine All- Care, a nonprofit education and advocacy organization committed to bring universal access to comprehensive health care to all Maine residents, recently welcomed Henk Goorhuis, M.D., as the newest member of its board of directors. Goorhuis has practiced emergency medicine for 25 years. He moved to Maine 23 years ago and has […]
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Bowdoinham family loses home in electrical fire
BOWDOINHAM A family is safe but without a home after the house they were renting was destroyed by a fire Wednesday night. Firefighters were called to 508 Browns Point Road in Bowdoinham at 5:30 p.m. for a report of a front porch on fire, believed by a tenant to have been sparked by some hot […]
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Ex-Marine convicted in ‘Sniper’ trial faces life in prison
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — A Texas jury has rejected the insanity defense of a former Marine in the deaths of famed “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and another man. After a two-week trial in which jurors heard testimony about defendant Eddie Ray Routh’s erratic behavior, including statements about anarchy, the apocalypse and pig-human hybrids, they convicted […]
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Ukraine disputes rebel claim that weapons pullback began
KHARTSYZK, Ukraine — Howitzers were seen moving east Tuesday from the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine further into separatist-controlled territory, but the Ukrainian government disputed the rebels’ claim that a heavy weapons pullback had begun. A peace plan worked out in marathon talks on Feb. 12 aims to create a wide buffer zone between […]
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Love, old captain, now ‘new’ captain of US Ryder Cup team
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Davis Love III was on his porch in Sea Island taking part in a conference call for the first Ryder Cup Task Force meeting, and he was shocked by what he heard. First, the PGA of America really was going to let the players have a voice. And then it […]
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Great job!
I wanted to start my column this week by thanking the folks over at the Clerk’s Office at Biddeford City Hall. I had a problem recently and they worked very hard and spent so much time trying to help me I just had to mention it this week. I am grateful and we are lucky […]