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Gov. LePage travels to Montreal to encourage economic growth between Maine and Quebec
AUGUSTA, Maine – Governor Paul R. LePage signed a memorandum of agreement yesterday with Premier of Quebec Pauline Marois to encourage economic development and support job creation between Maine an...
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Comstock Woodlands named nation’s best logger
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP / FORT KENT, Maine - Comstock Woodlands of Hampden, which has ties to Fort Kent, was named the 2013 National Outstanding Logger by the Forest Resources Association at its April 1...
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Earth Day marks one year since NRCM installed its solar panels
AUGUSTA, Maine - Today is Earth Day, and Natural Resources Council of Maine is celebrating the one-year anniversary of powering its Augusta headquarters with solar energy. NRCM's solar array has pr...
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Gas prices continue falling
AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine - The average retail gasoline prices in Maine have fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.53 yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 1,228 gas...
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Sen. King meets with Maine mill workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Angus S. King, Jr., I-Maine, met with a group of Maine paper mill employees and members of United Steelworkers (USW) yesterday, April 18. The group represented five mil...
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APP, LEAD to host breakfast meeting on 'Education to Industry'
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine - Members of Aroostook Partnership for Progress and members of LEADers Encouraging Aroostook Development are together hosting a breakfast meeting, "Education to Industry," May 1...
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MPUC and renewable energy provider launch 'Maine Green Power'
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – The Maine Public Utilities Commission, in partnership with 3Degrees, a renewable energy provider, has launched "Maine Green Power" this month. Maine Green Power is a statewide...
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Affordable Care Act breakfast and workshop planned
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine - A workshop about the Affordable Care Act is scheduled to take place from 7:30 to 11 a.m. May 10 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle Campus Center. “The Affordable Care ...
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TAMC Vice President for Diagnostic and Support Services James McKenney, left, and TAMC Facility Engineer Tim Doak, right, take a moment to speak with Rick Ouellette, center, a Master Electrician with County Electric in Caribou, one the local firms hired to work on the project. - Contributed photo
TAMC to 'turn valve' on May 13
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine - The Aroostook Medical Center will host a “valve turning” ceremony at 1 p.m. Monday, May 13 during National Hospital Week, to further celebrate its new CNG heating and cooling ...
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Rep. Michaud signs bipartisan letter supporting Maine’s working forests
WASHINGTON, D.C - U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, sent a letter signed by a bipartisan group of his colleagues to House Ways and Means Committee leaders, urging them to support the tax treatment o...
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President and CEO Jon J. Prescott and Vicki Smith, senior vice president of marketing and communications, receive the American Bankers Association Community Commitment Award on behalf of Katahdin Trust Company. - Contributed photo
Katahdin Trust Company recognized for community work
ST. JOHN VALLEY, Maine – The American Bankers Association has recognized Katahdin Trust Company, headquartered in Houlton, with its Community Commitment Award. The recognition was made based on Ka...
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WWC to offer free business planning classes in Valley
April 17 edition: FRENCHVILLE, Maine - The Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community's free “Basics of Starting a Business Class” will take place 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Mondays, from April 22 to May ...
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Maine seed potatoes ferried to Long Island
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: FRENCHVILLE, Maine - Most truck drivers do not have an ocean view from the cab of their big rigs. Andrew Marquis of St. Agatha does; he is one of several drivers delivering seed...
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CareerCenter's free April training includes a workshop for veterans
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine— The Maine Department of Labor's CareerCenter, at 66 Spruce St. in Presque Isle, has free April programs available to job seekers and those who are consi...
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APP President Bob Dorsey; SAD 27 Superintendent Tim Doak; John Murphy, UMFK vice president of administration; and Clifton Greim, president of Harriman Architects and Engineers, review a schematic of the UMFK/SAD 27 biomass heating plan. - Contributed photo
More than 225 attend second annual APP Biomass Fair
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: FORT KENT, Maine - More than 225 people attended the second annual Aroostook Partnership for Progress (APP) Biomass Fair, April 6 at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. "It wa...
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