Archive for April, 2009:

Livermore hosts Lincoln Bicentennial Concert and Civil War Re-enactment

Written on April 30th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

A weekend of Civil War re-enactment events at the Washburn Norlands Living History Center will conclude with Maine’s only “Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Concert” on Sunday June 7 at 3 p.m.   [...]

Forestry Landowner Outreach Meetings a Success

Written on April 30th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

AUGUSTA, Maine – The success of a recent series of meetings for family forest landowners has paved the way for continuing outreach events, according to Maine Forest Service officials. The [...]

Summer Shenanigans Visual and Performing Arts Day Camp at Johnson Hall

Written on April 30th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

A recent press release from Johnson Hall outlined the specifics regarding the return of their popular Summer Shenanigans Visual and Performing Arts Day Camp held at Johnson Hall, 280 Water [...]

Rail Trail Volunteer Days

Written on April 30th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Come help do some Spring Clean-Up for the Kennebec River Rail Trail Volunteers are needed to clean up brush, weeds and litter on: Wednesday, May 6th    2-5 [...]

Maine to Receive $485,000 for Senior Nutrition Programs

Written on April 29th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

Congressman Mike Michaud has announced that Maine is receiving $485,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to provide meals to seniors.  Overall, the stimulus package contained a total of [...]

Military Calls First 100 Days a "Mixed Bag"

Written on April 29th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

Original story here. In his campaign for president, Barack Obama pledged a swift end to the war in Iraq, a new commitment to the defeat of al Qaeda in Afghanistan [...]

Canoeing and Camping On The Allagash Waterway

Written on April 29th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

  An entire trip of the AWW can be done between three to seven days. A long weekend in late May or June offers excellent fishing on Chamberlain, Allagash and [...]

New AWW Superintendent Appointed

Written on April 29th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

A veteran Bureau of Parks and Lands staffer has been appointed the first superintendent of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Matt LaRoche, Penobscot River Corridor park manager and AWW acting manager, [...]

Boat Facilities/Google Earth Website Makes a Big Splash!

Written on April 28th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

The new Bureau of Parks & Lands Boat Facilities/Google Earth website was – pardon the pun – launched officially on Saturday, March 21, during the Spring Fishing Expo at L.L.Bean’s [...]

Allagash Wilderness Waterway Listed as Top Adventure Site

Written on April 28th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is featured this month as one of the top five “Man vs. Wild” adventure trips in “Outside” magazine, a national publication that reaches more than 2 [...]

Land and Water Conservation Funding and Recreation Trail Funding Available

Written on April 28th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

Applications for both Recreational Trail Program and the Land and Water Conservation Fund now are available from the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. Under the Recreational Trail Program, funds [...]

The Maine Downtown Center Presents

Written on April 27th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

Fund Raising and Friend Raising: Success Strategies Learn how to get organized, focused and motivated in order to raise the funds and friends you need to accomplish your downtown goals. [...]

COUNCIL TO ADDRESS RECYCLING

Written on April 27th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 City Council Chambers 7 p.m. Business Meeting 1.      CALL TO ORDER 2.      ROLL CALL 3.      PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, & PUBLIC HEARINGS 3.1.    Consideration of Comments from [...]

Wednesday Movie Matinee

Written on April 26th, 2009 by George L. Tibbetts Jr.no shouts

Wednesday, April 29th at 2:30pm in the Hazzard Reading Room of the library, our Wednesday Movie Matinee feature is “STAND BY ME” (1986) starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Kiefer Sutherland [...]

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