Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Staff Writer

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Published
August 12, 2013

Study: Fairfield PD needs clear chain of command, steady hand at helm

One of the first big jobs facing Fairfield’s new police chief will be addressing concerns raised in an independent review, which says the department lacks a clear chain of command, among other problems.
Published
August 11, 2013

Oakland company set to produce, sell absinthe

Tree Spirits of Oakland, co-owned by Bruce Olson and Waterville Mayor Karen Heck, will soon be Maine’s first producer and seller of absinthe, a green alcoholic spirit that carries its own air of mystery and subversion.
Published
August 10, 2013

As alewife populations recover, a new economy emerges

Jim Wotton, 44, of Friendship, says no matter how many alewives hatch and are harvested, there will never be enough to fill the black hole of the lobster trap.
Published
August 4, 2013

Builder of tiny homes predicts pint-sized housing trend

Home builder Andy Vear’s microhome on Waterville’s Cool Street is 624 square feet of efficient, environmentally friendly space.
Published
August 1, 2013

Former Lawrence High student’s story illustrates Maine Academy of Natural Sciences success

School on the Good Will-Hinckley campus in Fairfield will graduate 10 students today, two years after it opened and one after became the state’s first charter school.
Published
July 31, 2013

Laborers International Union withdraws three of 12 charges against Winslow-based Alcom

The National Labor Relations board is attempting to broker a deal after concluding its probe into whether five employees were fired in May because they attempted to organize.
Published
July 29, 2013

American ingenuity, hustle on display at Norridgewock New Balance plant

At Norridgewock’s New Balance factory, the largely female workforce focuses on productivity, under conditions that emphasize employee health.
Published
July 29, 2013

No promises as U.S. trade rep tours Norridgewock New Balance plant

U.S. trade representative said the question of shoe manufacturing is one of the most important, and most sensitive, issues of ongoing trade talks while he toured a New Balance shoe factory in Norridgewock on Monday.
Published
July 28, 2013

Fiddlers’ fest gets them on their feet in Benton

A loud, proud crowd of fiddle enthusiasts gathered at a family farm in Benton today to stomp their feet and draw their bows during the 41st annual East Benton Fiddler’s Contest, Convention and Bluegrass Festival.
Published
July 28, 2013

Newest RSU 18 board member supports controversial curriculum

Mary-Anne LaMarre, the newest board member of Regional School Unit 18 has significantly different positions on key issues than Donna Doucette, whom she succeeded.