http://www.niuzer.com/Maine/ http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Bill-would-stretch-Maine-legislative-terms-to-4-years-but-keep-8-year-service-limit-4779.html AUGUSTA, Maine - A bill that would double the length of legislators terms in office from two to four years but preserve the overall limit of eight consecutive years in the same office is headed for debate in the House and Senate following a vote out of c...]]> 10 May 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Bill-would-stretch-Maine-legislative-terms-to-4-years-but-keep-8-year-service-limit-4779.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Fish-and-Game-Officials-Call-Reciprocal-Snowmobile-Weekend-a-Success-4599.html Fish and Game officials are calling the three-day Reciprocal Snowmobile weekend in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont a success. Last Friday through Sunday, snowmobilers registered in any of the three states were allowed to operate on trails in the o...]]> 29 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Fish-and-Game-Officials-Call-Reciprocal-Snowmobile-Weekend-a-Success-4599.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/New-Library-Director-at-Searsport-Library-4110.html
Erica Rubin Irish will be joining Carver Memorial Library in Searsport as its new Library Director. Irish brings with her a resume with impressive credentials and life experiences. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Goddard College...]]> 20 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/New-Library-Director-at-Searsport-Library-4110.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Local-women-receive-DAR-scholarships-4027.html
On Jan. 8, Regent Doris Tripp of the Penobscot Expedition Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented $500 scholarships to Rebecca Callahan, left, of Searsport, and Aubrey Hersom of Belfast. Callahan is a third-year student at Universit...]]> 19 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Local-women-receive-DAR-scholarships-4027.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Monday-High-School-Basketball-Scores-and-Highlights-3944.html Here is a wrap of the high school basketball news on Monday night. BOYS BASKETBALL Ashland Community 60, East Grand 51 Bangor 64, Oxford Hills Comprehensive 61 Brunswick 62, Skowhegan Area 57 Calais 78, Narraguagus 47 Caribou...]]> 18 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Monday-High-School-Basketball-Scores-and-Highlights-3944.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Sailfish-make-waves-during-exciting-pool-season-3855.html Young athletes ages 5 to 18 have enjoyed tremendous success in the pool for the Penobscot Bay YMCA Sailfish youth swim team thus far this season. The Sailfish are led by veteran coach Hodding Carter, with help from several assistant coaches. The team's m...]]> 15 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Sailfish-make-waves-during-exciting-pool-season-3855.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/New-Schedule-Out-for-Lobster-Forums-3800.html Three public forums by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to discuss the state of the lobster industry have been rescheduled. Forums originally scheduled for Jan. 3 at the Jonesport Fire Station and Machias Memorial High School; and a forum s...]]> 12 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/New-Schedule-Out-for-Lobster-Forums-3800.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Nutrition-Program-3748.html Wednesday, Jan. 16 - Ham and fruit sauce, spinach mashed potato, cut green beans, wheat roll and whoopie pie. Thursday, Jan. 17 - Tarragon chicken, herbed diced potatoes, diced carrots and coconut frosted white cake.]]> 07 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Nutrition-Program-3748.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/White-Pine-winter-program-registration-3740.html CAPE NEDDICK - White Pine is enrolling for the winter session of its popular youth programs. Visit http://www.whitepineprograms.org/get-involved/register/ to register and pay online. Once payment is received, your child is officially registered.]]> 06 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/White-Pine-winter-program-registration-3740.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Bar-Harbor-Bank-Trust-CEO-to-retire-3737.html Bar Harbor Bankshares, the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, announced that Joseph M. Murphy, president and CEO of the company and the bank since 2002, has advised the board of directors of his intention to retire from these positions in June, 2...]]> 06 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Bar-Harbor-Bank-Trust-CEO-to-retire-3737.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/New-State-Budget-Provides-Increased-Funding-for-Department-of-Marine-Resources-3735.html
In the 2014-2015 state budget proposed by Maine Governor Paul LePage on January 11, it was clear that fishing remains a top priority for Maine. The general fund budget recommendations contain an increase of almost 10% over the 2012-2013 budget, from $17,...]]> 06 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/New-State-Budget-Provides-Increased-Funding-for-Department-of-Marine-Resources-3735.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/A-Childs-Christmas-at-the-library-3734.html
Thomaston Public Library will host a dramatic reading, with music, of Dylan Thomas "A Childs Christmas in Wales" Saturday, Dec. 22 at noon. The reading will be performed by Peter Jenks and Erika Pfander with musical accompaniment by David and Gaylea Hynd...]]> 06 Mar 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/A-Childs-Christmas-at-the-library-3734.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Yarmouth-restaurant-bets-on-local-aims-for-affordable-3673.html YARMOUTH - A new restaurant on Main Street hopes its commitment to regional farms and producers will have a lasting impact on the local food scene. Gather, which opened in mid-September, is an 80-seat restaurant at the Route 1 Main Street exit. It has a ...]]> 22 Feb 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Yarmouth-restaurant-bets-on-local-aims-for-affordable-3673.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/High-court-must-decide-if-johns-in-Kennebunk-Zumba-prostitution-case-could-expect-privacy-3662.html
PORTLAND, Maine - Maine Supreme Judicial Court justices must decide whether individuals illegally paying for sex - or committing other crimes - are entitled to privacy protections while in the act. The question is uncharted territory in Maine law. It is ...]]> 21 Feb 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/High-court-must-decide-if-johns-in-Kennebunk-Zumba-prostitution-case-could-expect-privacy-3662.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Rockland-hires-new-Community-Development-Director-3659.html
City Manager James Smith announced Dec. 31 that John Holden of Winterport will be assuming the duties of the Community Development Director. "John brings more than 20 years of knowledge and experience in working with community and economic development," ...]]> 20 Feb 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Rockland-hires-new-Community-Development-Director-3659.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Incest-themed-play-starts-run-at-Pavilion-3595.html This weekend, the University of Maine School of Performing Arts gave its first performance of "How I Learned to Drive," a play by Paula Vogel that will be performed in the Cyrus Pavilion Theater until Oct. 28. "I have wanted to do this play because it ...]]> 07 Feb 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Incest-themed-play-starts-run-at-Pavilion-3595.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/BCTV-2-broadcasts-Fiddlers-Showcase-3587.html
On Nov. 10, the citys American Legion post hosted the eighth annual Waldo County Fiddlers Showcase, a fundraiser for the Maine Fiddle Camp Scholarship fund. It is the first year the show has not taken place at the Blue Goose in Northport. For those unabl...]]> 07 Feb 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/BCTV-2-broadcasts-Fiddlers-Showcase-3587.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/UMaine-womens-basketballs-Anderson-earns-scholarship-3585.html What a difference a year has made for University of Maine sophomore point guard Courtney Anderson. This time last year, Anderson was a freshman walk-on from Greene, Maine looking to earn a little bit of court time with the womens basketball team. Ander...]]> 07 Feb 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/UMaine-womens-basketballs-Anderson-earns-scholarship-3585.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Hurricane-Sandy-Delivers-a-Wallop-But-No-Major-Incidents-3583.html Lincoln County continues to weather the effects of former Hurricane Sandy early Tuesday morning, but conditions should continue to improve as the day goes on, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).]]> 07 Feb 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Hurricane-Sandy-Delivers-a-Wallop-But-No-Major-Incidents-3583.html http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Labor-Day-race-results-3582.html Rines, Lunn finish in top 10 CARIBOU - The annual Caribou Labor Day 8K Road Race took place Monday, with 54 participating. Caribous P.J. Gorneault and Marie Beckum claimed the individual titles. Gorneault fashioned a winning time of 25 minutes and 55...]]> 07 Feb 2013 http://www.niuzer.com/debates/Maine/Labor-Day-race-results-3582.html