Contributed photo    LANDOWNER APPRECIATION AWARD — Steve Hobart of Breakneck Ridge Farm in Blanchard is shown holding the award plaque he received upon acceptance of the 2014 Wildlife Landowner Relations Award.

    BANGOR — Eastern Maine Development Corporation and Husson University are joining forces in 2015 to offer a series of workshops designed to help new and existing business owners learn how to navigate challenges and seize opportunities.

Contributed Article    BANGOR — Husson University and Cianbro Corporation announced last week that they have entered into an agreement that creates a smooth process for the transfer of credits from Cianbro corporate training programs toward degrees in Husson University’s College of Business.

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    BANGOR — Penobscot Theatre Company will cap off its much-anticipated holiday production of “The Wizard of Oz” by taking audiences over the rainbow and into the world of the star who brought Dorothy to life on film.

    AUGUSTA — The Center for Workforce Research and Information (CWRI), part of the Maine Department of Labor, has released “Maine Workforce Outlook: 2012-2022.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and Slightly Off-Center Players will be holding auditions this weekend for a series of one-act plays to be presented in February.

    DEXTER — In light of recent events between the United States and Cuba, it might be interesting to review how Cuba was forced to quickly establish a sustainable economy, energy independence, and a revamped agriculture when the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991.

Staff Report    AUGUSTA — Gov.

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Staff Report    AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands will host free, guided hikes in five state parks including Lily Bay on New Year’s Day as part of America’s State Parks First Day Hikes initiative.

    ORONO — LaMarr Clannon, stormwater engineer at James W.

    AUGUSTA — Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) Rangers are reporting hazardous ice conditions on the Allagash headwater lakes.

    The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has implemented immediate trapping regulation changes through an emergency rule making process after two Canada lynx were killed in traps this fall.

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Photo courtesy of MHCU Five Christmas trees at Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union (MHFCU) locations were decorated with over $250 in gift cards.

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