February 26, 2013 It is no big secret that my interests are best described as eclectic. My tastes in just about everything are all over the place. So, while in the Army-Navy store in Belfast, I was beside-myself happy with this little discovery. It is an Army Survival Manual! The date on the front is 1970, but inside it is dated from 1957. It is a great read and some very cool skills.
February 26, 2013 Rep. Brian Jones of Freedom and a handful of environmental advocates are supporting a law that would prohibit state and local governments from buying bottled water. They feel the move would save the state thousands of dollars and put Maine into a leadership role in the effort to reduce waste from bottled water. However, there are some concerns.
February 26, 2013 Any legal case that involves kids is a heart breaker. In this case, it is two kids and one died. A hearing to determine the competency of an 11-year-old Fairfield girl accused of manslaughter in the death of an infant last summer will be closed to the press and the public.
February 22, 2013
February 22, 2013 This all may be ShadowDog's idea of a good time, but not for most of us. A winter storm spanning 20 states dumped more than a foot of snow in some places yesterday. In fact about 60 million people, about 20% of the U.S. population, were under winter weather warnings.
February 21, 2013 Because of a significant loss in revenue, they are talking about $500,000 per month, the leadership of Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington will be cutting 35 to 40 jobs. The head of the hospital said the staff reduction is part of an overall action plan designed to reduce overall expenses by $6 million by June.
February 21, 2013
February 20, 2013 Gov. Paul LePage has signed off on the emergency legislation to temporarily keep confidential the names of Mainers with a permit to carry concealed guns. The lawmakers moved quickly to pass the emergency legislation and the governor signed it right away.
February 20, 2013 Bills that would have outlawed using hand-held cellphones while driving and required motorcyclists to wear helmets on Maine roads were turned down by the lawmakers Transportation Committee.
February 19, 2013 The Waterville Opera House was awarded 2012 Community Service Project of the Year by the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce. Last year The Opera House Association finished a $5 million renovation project of the Waterville Opera House.
