December 2016
‘North Woods Law’ TV show heads from Maine to New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. The television show “North Woods Law” is moving slightly south. After four years following the Maine Warden Service, the reality TV show’s next season will feature conservation officers from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. It will begin airing early next year on the Animal Planet cable channel, a spokesman said Thursday. […]
Christmas cards get holy touch with Bethlehem postmark in NH
BETHLEHEM, New Hampshire Instead of mailing her Christmas cards from her local post office, Sherry Wareing drove 20 miles roundtrip to a small post office in a White Mountains town of about 2,500. Convenience didn’t matter to Wareing, of Twin Mountain. She wanted the “Bethlehem” stamp on her envelopes. “We feel the connection here with […]
Bedbugs detected in Augusta after ordinance passed
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Bedbugs have been detected at three Augusta buildings months after an infestation at a pair of boarding houses prompted city officials to adopt an emergency bedbug ordinance and later pass a permanent law. The Kennebec Journal reports that in the most recent incident, the biting bug was found inside a DVD […]
Maine entrepreneurs getting grants for tech projects
BRUNSWICK (AP) — Maine Technology Institute is giving seven grants worth more than $33,000 to entrepreneurs around the state to develop new products and ideas in sectors such as biotechnology and composite materials. MTI president Brian Whitney says the grants are “small, yet foundational investments.” He says they are designed to help companies acquire information […]
Global scallop summit to come to Portland next year
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s largest city will host an international forum about scallops next year. The event is called the International Pectinid Workshop and it is taking place in Portland from April 19 to 25. The event attracts scientists, students and seafood industry representatives from all over the world and has taken place biennially since […]
Jeanne Bartolett Daniels
WISCASSET — Jeanne Bartolett Daniels, 89, of Two Bridge Road died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Camden, New Jersey on April 18, 1927, the daughter of Frank Sanville and Isabelle Virginia (Biddle) Bartolett Jr. Jeanne was educated at Haddonfield New Jersey High School, Westminister Choir College in Princeton, NJ […]
Recounts or no, U.S. elections still vulnerable to hacking
ALLENTOWN, PA Jill Stein’s bid to recount votes in Pennsylvania was in trouble even before a federal judge shot it down Dec. 12. That’s because the Green Party candidate’s effort stood little chance of detecting potential fraud or error in the vote — there was basically nothing to recount. Pennsylvania is one of 11 states […]