Portland Public Library's collection in the Portland Room includes the complete Maine Times on microfilm, as well as the Maine Times Index- which accompanies indexed entries in the Maine News Index.
Submissions from 1993
Film producer/director Polly Bennell of Portland is teaming up with self-defense
Five Machias residents charged with physically and verbally assaulting an Africa
Fleet Bank currently has the lowest loan-to-asset ratio of Maine's four largest
Former Maine Attorney General James Tierney has become one of the country's busi
Former Maine Senate President Charles Pray is apparently on at lest one list for
Former Middle East hostage Frank Reed, 60, a University of Maine graduate who su
Former state planning director Richard Silkman, now a private consultant for a c
Former state Senator Peter Mills, 82, of Farmington, is probably best known for
Four grants totalling $190,000 have been awarded to the New England Plant Conser
Freeport's homework hotline was the subject of a joke on MTV comedian John Stewa
George Bates of the Maine State Housing Authority says that the state's fuel ass
Georgia-Pacific, facing opposition from the Grand Lake Stream Guide's Associatio
Gov. McKernan's plan to shift about $125 million in retirement contributions ove
Gov. McKernan's proposals to expand the ASPIRE program (Additional Support for P
Gov. McKernan vetoed a bill that would impose fines on individuals not wearing s
Haitian president-in-exile Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the 1993 recipient of the Osc
Hans Bucher was a corporate chef and food service manager before he and wife She
Harley Lee, owner of Endless Energy of New Gloucester, is encountering oppositio
Innovative pro-active policing efforts called Community-Oriented Policing and Pr
In the battle between lake residents seeking peace and quiet and owners of motor
In the wake of revelations that Portland and South Portland police departments r
In the wake of University of Maine at Orono hockey coach Sean Walsh's five week-
James River of Richmond, Va., has announced plans to sell more than 300,000 acre
Joan Steeves recently saw the Cumberland house she built for $800,000 in 1986 se
Josephine M. LaPlante, professor of policy at the Muskie Institute of Public Aff
"Just the Facts" graph showing bachelor's degrees by school and by subject for a
"Just the Facts" table on alcohol use by Maine school children grades 6-12.
Kay Hawkins, code enforcement officer for the town of Hartford, says that town s
Kennebec County Probate Judge James Mitchell has ended the one-year state guardi
Kennebec Valley Co-Housing received a $144,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan
Kurtis Clements of Richmond has been stopped by police 13 times while driving, y
Lacking broad-based budget goals, negotiations in the Legislature on how to brid
Last week's vote by the Bangor City Council against a local businessman's propos
Last winter's cold temperatures have left the ocean around one degree cooler tha
Last year seven million Americans participated in the growing alternative touris
Legislation allowing environmental license plates featuring an emblem other than
Leslie Otten, president and owner of Sunday River, has proposed a major expansio
Letters to the editor, both pro and con, on the November 9, 1993, Maine Times st
Letter to the editor from Eugene A. Guilford Jr., president of the Maine Oil Dea
Letter to the editor from Jean Hay of Stillwater, Democratic candidate for the 2
Letter to the editor from Leon A. Gorman of Freeport, an executive with L.L. Bea
Lewiston Mayor James Howaniec is the first gubernatorial candidate to produce a
List of the projects in Maine which will benefit from $20 million in federal hig
L. L. Bean Inc. of Freeport and Joseph's of Portland have both introduced new li
Lobbyists fees for work at the 1992 Maine Legislative session were $1.46 million
Long article about a recent study by independent Boston-based research company T
Long article about John Rowe, former president of Central Maine Power Company an
Long article about Maine's amphibian population.
Long article about Mike and Amy Knowlton, owners of a gas station and convenienc
Long article about Susan Schweppe of Falmouth, a member of the Maine Peace Missi
Long article discussing the difficulties the Maine Economic Growth Council had i
Long article on Angus King, 49, former host of MaineWatch and other public affai
Long article on an unprecedented management strategy initiated to deal with the
Long article on Esther Lacognata, a former Maine Department of Agriculture offic
Long article on the counterculture group members who hang out at Portland's Gree
Long article on the natural attributes of the sea urchin, its geographical range
Long article on the upcoming town meeting in Carrabassett Valley during which re
Long article on various philanthropic foundations in Maine, including the Libra
Long articles analyzing some of the reasons behind Maine's $1 billion state budg
Long opinion piece on sustainable development by Eric Palola, a resource economi
Machiasport residents unhappy with the 480-foot United States Cellular tower on
Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter said that no guard or official will fac
Maine hunters are facing a range of new state and local restrictions, including
Maine is currently one of three states that does not regulate the taking of rept
Maine is home to three large military facilities (Loring Air Force Base, Brunswi
Maine now has 19 Wal-Mart stores either operating or in the development stage.
Maine Public Advocate Stephen Ward has sided with Central Maine Power Co. (CMP)
Maine's 20-year-old Site Location of Development Law requires developers to redu
Maine's Advisory Committee on Radioactive Waste last week voted against a federa
Maine's Animal Welfare Board, charged with enforcing animal cruelty laws, receiv
Maine's apple growers are experiencing problems with quality. This comes after
Maine's commercial tuna fishermen are hoping that the National Marine Fisheries
Maine Senator Dale McCormick, D-Monmouth, says she supports President Clinton's
Maine's excursion boats, which have typically offered tourists short trips aroun
MaineShare, the state's alternative charitable payroll-deduction program, raised
Maine's health-food store community is concerned about the implications of the f
Maine's Land Use Regulation Commission issued a water quality license for Bowate
Maine's major workers' compensation insurance carriers have proposed a 5.5 perce
Maine's maximum-security prison in Warren will apparently survive the latest rou
Maine's share of federal transportation money under the Intermodal Surface Trans
Maine Vocals leader Donald Christen and nine others were arrested on drug charge
Manna Ministries, a Bangor soup kitchen, is searching for a new location after h
Many Maine potato growers and packers are unhappy with the state's potato inspec
Many of Maine's farmers are turning to value-added processing to generate needed
Many of Maine's small-dam owners say they are being unfairly blamed for increase
Margery Niblock, 55, of Portland, manufactures jewelry out of beach glass. The a
Marine Resources Commissioner Bill Brennan has forwarded to the Legislature's Ma
Marshall Cohen of the Aseptic Packaging Council says that since asceptic juice b
Members of the Gamble family, owners of Hampden Telephone Company, have agreed t
Members of the Maine Hospice Council met last week to discuss the way hospices w
Members of the Woodlands country club in Falmouth have purchased the facility fo
Mid-Maine Waste Action Corp.'s trash-to-energy incinerator in Auburn has a $3 mi
Most special interest groups and legislators on departmental oversight committee
Northern Utilities and the Public Utilities Commission are exploring ways the ga
Oakhurst Dairy's new collapsible milk containers, which reduce waste volume by 7
Officials at the Maine Office of Tourism claim that most tourists who visit the
Officials from five New England states recently visited Norway to study a progra
Officials in Wells are considering a beach nourishment plan that would allow the
Pamela R. Miller of Portland, who works as an image consultant, hopes to be the
Paul and Maria Slater of Topsham are the latest Mainers to run a contest to atte