Attending the White House ceremony were Roland Tibbetts,United States Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills, Carl Tripp, Dean Smith, Luke Doucette and Pravina Raghavan, director of innovation and technology. - Contributed photo
VB native contributes to company recognized at White House
VAN BUREN, Maine - A native of Van Buren, Luke Doucette of Hampden represented Orono Spectral Solutions, Inc. of Bangor when it received the prestigious SBIR Tibbetts Award at the White House on Ma...
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Memorial Day reminders: flags, metals, celebrations
ST. JOHN VALLEY, Maine - The Maine Bureau of Maine Veterans’ Services reminds residents of etiquette regarding the upcoming holiday honoring those who died while in military service. FLYING THE FLA...
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Jackson logging bill receives senate approval
ALLAGASH, Maine – Early yesterday, May 24, the Maine Senate passed a bill sponsored by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, to support American loggers. “We must promote the ...
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Avoiding carbon monoxide when boating, camping
ST. JOHN VALLEY, Maine – As Mainers head to camps, pull out their grills, and put boats in the water for the first time this season, health officials of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Pre...
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Lady Owls hit hard in win over Southern Aroostook
MADAWASKA, Maine – The Madawaska Lady Owl softball team drove in 14 runs in the fourth inning en route to a 29-11 victory over the Southern Aroostook Lady Warriors on Wednesday, May 22 in Madawaska...
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Visitors learn basketmaking and weaving during Textile Thursday at the Ste-Agathe Historical Society. Lise Sirois narrates the accompanying video. - SJVT photo / Jeremy Boulier
Textile Thursdays at the Ste-Agathe Historical Society
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Times is reposting this July 25, 2012 piece so that viewers may review it in relation to "Textile Thursdays." The series returns this summer to the St. Agatha Historical Societ...
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This sign sits at the intersection of Long Falls Dam and Sandy Stream roads in Highland Plantation. Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting / Naomi Schalit
This sign sits at the intersection of Long Falls Dam and Sandy Stream roads in Highland Plantation. Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting / Naomi Schalit
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Wind power’s grip on Augusta weakening as ‘God’s Country’ presses its case
by Naomi Schalit and John Christie
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©Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting UNORGANIZED TERRITORIES, Maine - They came from the townships and plantations of Concord, Lexington, Highland, Carrying Place and Pleasant Ridge. They se...