As 2016 is winding down I want to take some time to look back at some of the fun we had in the past year. It truly is an honor to have this job and I appreciate the time that you spend listening to the radio station. Sometimes it amazes me that they pay us to do this stuff!
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The holiday season means givng back and WalletHub.com has complied their list of the '2016 Most Charitable States. To make their list they used 13 key metrics, from volunteering their time to monitary donations.
Forbes has recently released their list of 'The Best State For Business" . The list is based in six key metrics: Business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, economic climate, growth prospects and quality of life.
The unemployment rate in Maine is at 4 percent, compared to the national 4.9 percent rate. While jobs have been lost in many paper mills, there are plenty of jobs out there. Let's take a look at the eight largest employers in Maine.
I heard the local weatherman hint that we could be getting snow over the Thanksgiving Day holiday. When I was a kid that meant time to get the sled and have some fun. My go to sledding spot when I was growing up in Lewiston was at Davis Mountain at Bates College.
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WalletHub.com has released their list of the '2016's Fattest States In America' (couldn't they have been a little bit nicer with the title of article?) The rankings come from data from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 17 key indicators of weight-related problems.
Many Mainers live paycheck to paycheck, yours truly included, so saving money where we can is very important. I found an interesting story on Homesnacks.net about the 10 Most Affordable Places In Maine.
The website Niche.com has complied their list of the '2016 Best School Districts In Maine'. The make their rankings they used a formula of the strength of academics, quality of teachers, school resources, the quality of student life, as well as student and parent reviews, in an attempt to measure the overall excellence of the district.
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The colder weather is right around the corner and I plan on buttoning up my house this weekend. For me, that involves putting in the storm windows, plastic on the inside of my living room windows and plastic over the skirting of one corner of my mobile home.
WalletHub.com has just released their 2016 list of the happiest states in the America. To make their rankings they used 28 key metrics, from emotional health to income levels to sports participation rates. So, where did Maine rank on their list?
Thrillist.com has put together a list of the 'Best Song About All 50 US States'.
Thrillist is a website that labels itself as ‘a leading men’s digital lifestyle brand’, listed what they deemed the best songs about each of the 50 states...
When I say hippie what comes to your mind? Maybe VW vans, stoners, headbands, Woodstock, peace and love? Thrillist.com did a fun post on the 'most hippie' towns in every state in the United States of America. So, which town did the choose for Maine?
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The countdown to back to school is on, you see and hear all of the ads for back to school shopping and many schools will welcome back the kids and teachers in about one month. Good news for Maine kids and parents, Maine's school system has been ranked as one of the best in the country.