AUGUSTA — The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine released results of the state’s first-of-its-kind comprehensive study of the economic impact of Maine logging on Sept. 15, showing the industry contributed an estimated $882 million to the state economy in 2014.
115 Years Ago – Sept. 25, 1901
Returning — John R. Nelson, Esq., the young lawyer who has been located in New Sweden for a year, has moved to this village and has fitted up offices in the Maley Building on Main Street. Mr. Nelson is a young man of strict integrity of character and many friends in New Sweden and Caribou wish him success in his change of location.
If someone offered me $100 today, no strings attached, I’d be tempted to accept it and say thank you. But, if I were told that if I just waited until next week, I could receive $200 instead – I think most of us would agree that it might make sense to wait.
To the editor:
When Don Trump chose to use the cheaper building material of ready-mix concrete over structural steel for the erection of his Trump Tower, he knowingly put himself at the mercy of a Mafia cartel. As a result of this cost-saving decision, the Don had no choice but to deal with the four New York Mafia crime families that controlled all contracts on the delivery of concrete for over $2 million. Don Trump reportedly shelled out $22 million on the concrete used to build Trump Tower.
The men and women who serve our country in the military deserve the highest quality care when they return home. And for the last 150 years, the Veterans Affairs (VA) facility at Togus has set the standard for excellence in veterans health care.
John Wesley once said, “Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” The spirit behind his message is a challenge for us to look beyond the everyday of our own lives and fix our sights on making a difference.
More than 20 prizes will be raffled off during fundraiser
NEW SWEDEN, Maine — The Aroostook Teen Leadership Camp program, a leadership development and drug prevention effort of Aroostook Mental Health Services Inc., will hold its annual Harvest Supper on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the New Sweden Consolidated School.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The County Dialysis Center, the only kidney dialysis service in Aroostook County and the only not-for-profit center in Maine, will host a ribbon cutting and open house Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 at its expanded and updated facility.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced on Sept. 15 that 18 health centers in Maine have been awarded $963,623 in funding for health information technology enhancements.
BREWER, Maine — The Franco-American Women’s Institute, FAWI, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the publication of an anthology: “Heliotrope — French Heritage Women Create.”
