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The central and western Maine store certifications make Hannaford the leading green grocer in the state, with 12 of the 23 DEP certified stores AUGUSTA – Hannaford is being recognized [...]
Gardiner Main Street, The City of Gardiner, and The Gardiner Board of Trade were delighted to welcome staff from The Orton Foundation to lay the groundwork for our exciting transformative adventure over the next year through the “Heart and Soul” community planning process. Details on the project will continue to emerge. The team is looking for dedicated community members who are interested in serving on our “Community Advisory Team”, who will help shape the project and steward the process. If you are interested, please email me at director@gardinermainstreet.org.
The Winthrop Area Chamber announces the change of its name to the Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce. At its annual meeting in October, the Chamber membership approved a bylaw change that was required to adopt the new name, the Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, which went into effect on January 1, 2012.
The Hinckley Company, founded in Southwest Harbor, Maine, has been building and servicing the finest yachts in the world since 1928. On Wednesday, Governor Paul LePage joined company officials and staff to celebrate the launch of the very first yacht of Hinckley’s Talaria T48 series at The Hinckley Company boat yard. For more than 79 years The Hinckley Company has been producing Maine-made renowned sail and power boats. The Talaria T48 represents another significant achievement.
Legacy Publishing Company expands and creates 125 new jobs AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage congratulated Legacy Publishing Company today at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Westbrook as the business announced [...]
Maine state government’s credit rating is an important tool to attract jobs. Our credit score is a visible measurement of Maine’s fiscal and economic health. Businesses choose to invest their money in states where government can pay its bills, and taxes and regulations are fair and predictable. Otherwise, employers rightly fear that their companies and workers will likely pay higher taxes to fund unaffordable programs, or their public services will be cut.
The City of Gardiner, Maine is hiring a part-time Assistant Community Planner to assist the Department of Economic and Community Development in community planning; grant writing, administration and stewardship; and committee staffing to support the City’s planning and development efforts, including an Orton Family Foundation Heart & Soul Community Planning grant. The position offers thirty hours per week until January, 2014 at a salary range of $18.00-21.00/hour based on experience and qualifications.
In its original form this bill requires judges add 1-4 years onto normal sentences provided that a District Attorney proves gang affiliation. The “proof” required is flimsy at best. The bill cites one usable method as the use of “reliable sources”. Our members hope that going forward terminology and tactics of this nature are left in Totalitarian regimes where they belong.
The fiscal well-being of our State is critically important to our road to recovery. Currently, members of the Appropriations Committee are working to solve a massive financial shortfall within the Department of Health and Human Services. The $220 million dollar deficit is not a simple problem to solve, but I have provided a common sense approach that will redesign our welfare program to a state of sustainability.
American voters are tired of politics as usual. They want leaders that will put their country before their party, and American interests before special interests. Leaders who will work together to develop fresh solutions to the serious challenges facing our country. We believe a secure, online nominating process will prove that America is ready for a competitive, nonpartisan ticket.
Under current law, American companies can actually get a tax deduction for outsourcing jobs. That’s the opposite of how it should work. President Obama is proposing to end tax deductions for outsourcing, create a new tax credit for bringing jobs home, and lower tax rates for companies that manufacture and create jobs in the United States.
Yesterday, Governor Paul LePage administered the oath for Patrick C. Keliher to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources (DMR). The Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to approve the nomination. Keliher, of South Gardiner, has served as Deputy Commissioner and Director, Bureau of Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat within DMR since 2007. He has served, most recently as Acting Commissioner, and has been serving in this capacity since July.
The Cornucopia Institute has formally requested that the USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigate corruption at its National Organic Program resulting in the use of illegal synthetics in organic food and then allowing powerful corporations to “game the system” for approval “after the fact.”
Our state government’s credit rating is an important tool to attract jobs. It’s a visible measurement of Maine’s fiscal and economic health. Businesses choose to invest their money in states where government can pay its bills, and taxes and regulations are fair and predictable. Otherwise, employers rightly fear that their companies and workers will likely pay higher taxes to fund unaffordable programs, or their public services will be cut.
REMINDER: "Trouble Is my Business" on Stage at Portland Stage Company January 24th to February 19th
Jazz Pianist Robert Glasper to Perform at Bates College on February 9, 2012
Weekly Message from Governor Paul LePage for February 4th, 2012
Local Love Muscle Valentines Day Film Festival At Geno’s 2/14/12
The Bill Thibodeau Band at Next Generation Theatre Feb. 11, 2012
George Lopez, Classical Pianist to Perform at Jewett Hall Auditorium, Sunday, February 12, 2012.
February 2012 Deals, Events, News and all things Gritty!
Stop Dirty Tar Sands Oil from Coming Through Maine: Public Meeting Feb. 9, 2012