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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...
Apr 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Roger Parent wraps up Echoes series
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: LILLE, Maine - Roger Parent, formerly of Lille, concludes his series about his Peace Corps service in Thailand in the recently released edition of Echoes magazine, the quarterly...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Average retail gasoline price in Maine drops 5.7 cents
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: AUGUSTA, Maine: The average retail gasoline price in Maine has fallen 5.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.64 yesterday, April 7, according to GasBuddy's daily su...
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Deadline nears for free career planning online course
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: ST. JOHN VALLEY, Maine - Women, Work, and Community is offering "In Career Planning: Find Your Place in Today’s Job Market," a free online course for those preparing for a new c...
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Tapping into spring
April 3 edition: EAGLE LAKE, Maine - With more than a 1,000 trees tapped on their Sly Brook Road property this spring, Steve and Holly Hardwick are off to a fast start during this, their first yea...
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Maine's 'Business Answers' sees growth
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine Department of Economic and Community Development's Business Answers, an online service designed to make it easier to start and conduct business in the sta...
Apr 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Students attend financial fitness fair
April 3 edition: LIMESTONE, Maine - The Aroostook Chapter of Credit Unions presented its sixth annual Financial Fitness Money Management Experience to 450 high school students from throughout the ...
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63rd annual 'Paper Days' set for April 3–4 at University of Maine
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: ORONO, Maine — A ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the nation’s first cellulose nanofiber pilot plant and a keynote address by U.S. Sen. Angus King will highlight t...
Apr 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Diversified agriculture discussed as part of Mobilize Northern Maine effort
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: CARIBOU, Maine - Although still in the seedling phase, efforts to grow the diversified agriculture cluster in Aroostook County are under way. The Aroostook Partnership for Prog...
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SBA recognizes Lakeview's Derosier family with Jeffrey Butland Award
ONLINE FIRST: ST. AGATHA, Maine - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today, April 2, that the winner of its annual Jeffrey Butland Award for 2013 is the Derosier family, owners ...
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Bucking trend, average retail gasoline price dropped considerably this March
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: AUGUSTA, Maine - The average retail gasoline price in Maine has fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.70 yesterday, March 31, according to GasBuddy's daily ...
Apr 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Biomass Fair will showcase energy alternatives
March 27 edition: FORT KENT, Maine - Aroostook Partnership for Progress, a public-private partnership based out of Northern Maine Development Commission’s main office is Caribou, is finalizing deta...
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March 25 marked one year since Main Street fire in Fort Kent
ONLINE FIRST: FORT KENT, Maine – March 25 marked the one-year anniversary of the fire that destroyed three buildings, including Nadeau’s House of Furniture, a medical supply store, and several apar...
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Edmundston regional chamber invites all to hear Alward speak on provincial budget
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: EDMUNDSTON, N.B. - C’est le 2 avril prochain que la Chambre de Commerce de la région d’Edmundston aura l’honneur d’accueillir le premier ministre de la province du Nouveau-Bruns...
Mar 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sen. Jackson sponsors bill to encourage hiring of American loggers
ONLINE FIRST: ALLAGASH, Maine - Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, has sponsored a bill to limit the tax exemption or refund for depreciable equipment used in commercial wood harvesting to residents of...
Mar 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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