WASHINGTON — The Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project has launched its new “Experiencing War” website feature, titled “Guadalcanal: 75 Years Later,” recognizing the anniversary of the end of the major World War II campaign known as the Battle of Guadalcanal. The feature highlights 12 digitized collections found in the VHP archive, each of which […]
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SMHC opens Sports Performance Center in Sanford
SANFORD — The Sports Performance Center, a program of Southern Maine Health Care, opened its doors two weeks ago at the Sanford Springvale YMCA. It is the second center to offer athletic training through SMHC — the first opened in Saco in 2014. “The programs at the SMHC Sports Performance Centers are designed to address […]
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Camp North Woods lottery coming up
AUGUSTA — Camp North Woods, where youngsters learn good sportsmanship and the importance of sustaining Maine’s natural resources is accepting applications for two week-long summer camps. With the popularity of the camps, a chance lottery form applications will take place on April 11. The camp was created in 2015 by the Maine Department of Inland […]
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York County WIC director to attend national conference
SANFORD — A representative of the York County program that provides nutrition assistance and nutritional education to low-income mothers and their children will represent all of New England and New York at a conference in Washington, D.C., in early March. York County Community Action Corporation WIC Program Director Jen Quimby has been selected as a […]
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Ranked Choice Voting supporters go to court
AUGUSTA (AP) — Eight Democratic candidates went to court Friday to ask a judge to make sure the state’s voter-approved ranked-choice voting system is in place in time for the June primary elections. The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting has submitted petitions for a people’s veto referendum aimed at nullifying a legislative delay. If there […]
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Day care workers say parent’s cookies made them high
BANGOR (AP) — The director of a Maine day care says cookies dropped off by a parent as a Valentine’s Day treat left about dozen staff members feeling high. Police were called to the Watch Me Shine day care in Bangor on Wednesday and seized the cookies for testing. Day care director Tiffany Nowicki tells the Bangor […]
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Montana firm to build wood products mill in Maine
BANGOR (AP) — A Montana company is using a grant from the state-funded Maine Technology Institute to create a composite wood products plant in Maine. SmartLam LLC said Friday that the $22 million manufacturing plant would create 100 jobs. MTI is providing $3 million to help launch the mill. SmartLam hopes to settle on a […]
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GOP director takes sole responsibility for anonymous website
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Republican Party’s executive director says he alone was responsible for running an anonymous website that published articles Democrats say slandered their unsuccessful local candidate. The state ethics commission’s staff on Friday said GOP Executive Director Jason Savage denied using his party’s resources to fund the Maine Examiner website. The staff […]
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History on display
SACO — C.K. Burns third-grade classrooms were transformed into a history museum on Friday. The students took part in a “wax museum” project. Students, dressed up in costume as a figure from the American Revolution period, were stationed around the room next to a display about their character. Each display had a “push button” fashioned […]
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King backs universal flu vaccine
BIDDEFORD — Although health officials say the number of patients reporting flu symptoms seems to be leveling off, so far this has been reported to be one of the worst seasons for the flu. In addition, preliminary figures suggest the flu vaccine has been only about 36 percent effective overall in preventing the illness, according […]