The concept of two Maines is a familiar one to northern Maine residents. Southern Maine, with it’s rampant industrialization, has an entirely different set of concerns and priorities than the northern half of the state.
The Boston Globe takes a look at the issues in this article.
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The Houlton Community Arts Center received a major boost from Louisiana
Pacific Corporation with the announcement of an $80,000 grant to the
organization through LPs Community Impact Grant initiative.
Here’s the full story.
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The last Houlton Town Council meeting of the year saw
councilors accepting a number of donations that will benefit
the youth of the community. Local businessmen David
Harbison, Peter Chase, Mitch Holmes and the Savings Bank of
Maine made the contributions.
The council also paid tribute to a Houlton native who
was killed in Iraq earlier this month.
Read the BDN story.
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In 2007, the town celebrated its 200th birthday, saw a spike
in construction and made great strides in the economic
development arena.
It also has been the year the Greater Houlton Chamber of
Commerce has seen the most growth in some time, and
officials with the organization are confident the momentum
will continue.
The Bangor [...]
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