Stories by Staff Pioneer Times

7 years ago

ACA helping Mainers access health care


By U.S. Sen. Angus King
(I-Maine)

The Affordable Care Act is not a perfect law, but it makes a real difference in the lives of tens of thousands of Maine people. I am ready to sit down with anybody who wants to talk about addressing problems with the ACA and improving it, but ripping coverage away from people who desperately need it is not a responsible solution. So earlier this week, as the Senate voted on a measure that sets the stage for repeal of the ACA without a plan to replace it, I went down to the Senate floor to share stories that Maine people have sent to my office explaining why the health care law has improved their lives — and why it would be a mistake to turn our back on those successes.

7 years ago

Presque Isle’s WAGM avoids DISH blackout

  By Anthony Brino Staff Writer PRESQUE ISLE — WAGM-TV, the Presque Isle-based affiliate of CBS and FOX, avoided a blackout on DISH Network after the station’s parent company reached a last-minute agreement with the satellite television service. The parent company of WAGM, Gray Television, and it stations had warned of DISH Network subscribers losing […]

7 years ago

Houlton From Our Files

Headlines from 100 years of local news.

100 Years Ago – Jan. 17, 1917

 Picture — There has recently been hung in the reading room of the Cary Library a beautiful oil painting of the late Dr. Geo. Cary, the man who made Houlton’s beautiful library possible.

7 years ago

SAD 29 menu

Breakfast for all Schools

Breakfast is served with multi-grain reduced-sugar cereal, Wowbutter/jelly, assorted fruit juice and 1% and skim milk.

Wednesday, Jan. 18 — Oatmeal, doughboy pizza, fresh fruit.

Thursday, Jan. 19 — Ham, egg and cheese omelet, oatmeal toast, chilled fruit.

Friday, Jan. 20 — Oatmeal, chocolate chip mini-muffin, fresh fruit.

7 years ago

SAD 70 menu

Breakfast is served with choice of cereal, assorted fruit juice and white or chocolate milk.

Wednesday, Jan. 18 — French toast sticks.

7 years ago

Community welcomes back McDonald’s

    Pioneer Times photo/Joseph Cyr Taking part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 28 to officially open the new McDonald’s restaurant are, from left, Arnold Bulley, general manager; Alyssa, Sarah, Daryl, Zach, and Heidi Abbotoni, franchise owners; Sue Blanchard, manager and employee since the original McDonald’s opened; Jane Torres, Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce; and […]

7 years ago

Cooking with Susie Q-Antipasto platter & Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

I met a gentleman this week talking about making homemade laundry detergent. He told me his family has been enjoying it for a couple of years and that they prefer it with sandalwood potpourri stirred into the finished liquid. It was a pleasure meeting him and hearing him praise the detergent for its cleaning and frugal qualities. Thank you, sir.

I have to say, again, that the laundry detergent recipe has resulted in more letters and comments than any other one recipe.

7 years ago

East Grand School menu

Breakfast

All meals served with choice of 1% white or fat-free chocolate milk.

Wednesday, Jan. 18 — Assorted bagels, cream cheese, fruit, juice.

Thursday, Jan. 19 — Parfait bar, fruit, juice.

Friday, Jan. 20 — Breakfast lasagna, fruit, juice.