The holiday season is now in full swing following last weekend’s light parade, heralding the arrival of Santa Claus. The Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce once again organized a beautiful, and colorful, parade to officially kick off Christmas.
Our parents and grandparents worked hard their entire lives and saved for retirement. Unfortunately, there are criminals who are targeting them and who want to rob them of their hard-earned savings.
One of the things about genealogy is that it helps make you aware of the passage of time and the value of the time we have with the people we love. We feel a self-imposed pressure to complete our family history, or some project, in time to share with someone whose age makes it more urgent.
There are roughly 134,000 Mainers without health insurance, including thousands of veterans. There are many steps we should be taking to make sure that access to affordable health care is available for our fellow Mainers, including our veterans.
Though there was little room there in front of the window, all six children crowded around the tiny peephole that had somehow worked its way through the frosty film on the glass. This was the only window in their home that was not boarded up to ward off the bitter cold wind. Despite the efforts made to keep warm, the frigid fingers of winter slid their way in between the bruised and ruined wooden slats that clung to the side of the house. The children were cold and their tummies grumbled with the demand and the need for nourishment.
One of the things about genealogy is that it helps make you aware of the passage of time and the value of the time we have with the people we love.
Thanksgiving offers us an opportunity to gather with our loved ones and give thanks for our many blessings. Above all, it is a time to reconnect with members of our family, some of whom we may not have seen since the previous Thanksgiving.
New for 2013 there has been a change in the Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund “Circuit breaker” Program. The Maine Revenue Services website states that:
Thanksgiving offers us an opportunity to gather with our loved ones and give thanks for our many blessings. Above all, it is a time to reconnect with members of our family, some of whom we may not have seen since the previous Thanksgiving.
Beginning July 21, 1945, the Maine Sanitary Water Board was authorized to license the discharge of wastewater into Maine’s rivers, streams and lakes.
