Business Wire (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS) today announced that it will take approximately two weeks of downtime at its Bucksport Mill in Maine beginning on September 8,
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The Coast Guard rescued a sailor off the southern Maine coast as he tried to sail from Portland to Groton, Conn., in stormy seas.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
A community in Somerset County with a population of about 55 is considering whether to deorganize.
Market Wire - Energy and Utilities: Utilities (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
PRESQUE ISLE, ME (MARKET WIRE) Officials at Maine Public Service Company (MPS), a subsidiary of Maine & Maritimes Corporation (AMEX: MAM), and Central Maine Power Company (CMP) submitted a joint petition to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 18, 2008, requesting authorization for transmission rate incentives in connection with the Maine Power Connection Project (MPC Project). The...
SignalBlog (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Verso Paper Corp. is cutting back at its Bucksport mill for two weeks later this summer. Verso, based in Memphis, Tenn., announced Friday that the “downtime” at the mill would begin Sept. 8. In a statement, the company said it was cutting back to keep its “supply and demand in balance.” According to Verso’s Web site, the mill [...]
The Memphis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Verso Paper Corp. announced Friday that it will close its Bucksport, Maine mill for two weeks to maintain demand. (VRS)
Genealogy Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Tom Kemp reported this morning that the Swan’s Island, Maine library burned to the ground very early Thursday morning. A lot of historic documents, pictures, art, and genealogy went up in flames… Read more at Tom’s blog. See the July 25, 2008 article in the Bangor Daily News.
Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
On July 24, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in Knutson v Department of the Secretary of State, case no. ken-08-375. The Court will issue its opinion on Monday, July 28. All five members of the Court who were in attendance asked questions of all the attorneys who argued. All [...]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
As if Thursday's thunderstorms weren't enough, fires struck in two western Maine towns, destroying an auto parts store in Fryeburg and a ballfield grandstand in West Paris.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The National Weather Service is posting a flood warning along the Kennebec River in central Maine and a flood watch Down East a day after severe thunderstorms and possibly a tornado hit the state.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Edgar Erwin, who represented the Rumford area in the Maine Senate from 1983 to 1990, has died. Erwin, a Democrat, serve alongside his wife, Phyllis, who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1994.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Maine's wild blueberry growers are cautiously optimistic about prospects for a healthy crop this year.
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Rebecca's parents live in Maine and wanted to throw us an engagement party. Many of their friends wouldn't be able to come to the wedding and Rebecca's mother wanted to properly celebrate. Sounds good to us The party was scheduled for July 5th in Robbinston ME. To get there Rebecca and I drove from 4 PM Thursday to 4 AM Friday. We took turns and went the whole way straight. Surprisingly w
Cryptomundo.com (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
The exact description of the "ape" was that it was a little over five feet tall, with a shaggy, black coat, and weighing about 350 pounds. Here is a summary of what was seen, by whom, and exactly where.
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
Source: [b]Reuters[/b] AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) - Hannah Pingree was so alarmed when she learned she had dangerously high levels of mercury, arsenic and other toxic chemicals in her body that she took her case to the Maine state legislature and challenged chemical makers. As the majority leader...
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hitsgaloremedia | 06/26/2008
Lowell, Massachusetts has an ideal location with easy access to all areas of Massachusetts as well as New Hampshire and Maine. Most commonly known for their industrial contributions, Lowell is rapidly growing into a city of the arts. The Merrimack Repertory Theatre in downtown Lowell is a location that all theatre lovers would enjoy. It is one of the few self-sustaining repertory theatre groups in...
