JUST KIDDING AROUND,
JUST KIDDING AROUND, youngsters at the Gardenside Farm in Jonesboro await lunch in their playpen. (Chessie Crowe photo)
March 25, 2010
Front Page Stories
Washington County per capita lottery sales top in Maine
Washington County residents have the highest per capita spending of $238 per year on Maine State Lottery tickets for 2009. Waldo County residents spent the least at $121, and the second highest per capita expenditure was found in Kennebec County at $192.
Province to fund island ferry study
The province of New Brunswick has agreed to fund a study to look at year-round ferry service for Campobello Island. The island's Health and Wellness Advisory Committee has been pressing for the need for year-round ferry service to the mainland to access goods and services.
Fraud cited as agency closes island’s bank
Up to $1.7 million in financial fraud by at least one former employee of the Deer Island Credit Union was a significant factor in the decision by the regulatory agency that has been managing the facility to close the only financial institution on the island.
Historic Campobello property’s future uncertain
The future operation and ownership of the former Lupine Lodge on Campobello Island are in question, with members of its most recent operators, the nonprofit International Friends Committee/Compass Institute, dismayed by recent New Brunswick Department of Tourism and Parks actions.
Acrobat Research closure hits 40 with layoffs at Calais branch
Jeannine Lank of Robbinston was part of the first training class in January 2008 when Acrobat Research opened its doors in Calais with much fanfare -- and with the projection of employing as many as 200 people in an area hungry for jobs.