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Here’s how an airport cafe specializing in pie grew into the Anchorage landmark Peggy’s Restaurant Published 2 hours ago Share on Facebook on local history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. As has so often been written, including repeatedly in this column, the 1939 selection of Anchorage to house what became Fort Richardson made all the difference in the course of local history. The subsequent economic boom lasted for more than a decade. As Anchorage ballooned from a rural town into a proper city, the population not only could support but indeed demanded a greater variety of entertainment, retail and food options. Dancers primarily of the exotic variety were brought up in waves from the Lower 48 and at exorbitant cost. A sprinkling of retail chains had previously established a presence in Anchorage, perhaps most notably Piggly Wiggl ....
Sheriff misinformed on BLM Dear Editor: It comes as a great surprise to me that Sheriff Scott Kane could get himself into such a knuckle-headed dilemma. Black Lives Matter is not a “terrorist group.” It is not listed by any terrorist watch organization as such. It has promoted a process of reducing the funding of police departments and shifting those resources to more social support programs instead. This process is known as “defunding the police.” It is an idea. It is part of a national conversation. It is provocative and may contain valid points and proposals. It is a conversation to which one can listen. Listen! ....
Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser FARMINGTON In a unanimous vote Tuesday night selectmen confirmed the appointment of Kenneth Charles as the new police chief. The vote was 3-0 by Chairman Matthew Smith, Scott Landry and Michael Fogg. Joshua Bell and Stephan Bunker were absent. Town Manager Richard Davis appointed Charles, but by law the action is subject to confirmation by selectmen. Charles thanked Davis and the board for the opportunity. “Having lived here for a number of years, I’ve grown to love and appreciate what we have to offer our community,” Charles said. “I have a lot of pride in the law enforcement community that we have serving our area.” ....
Comscore Announces Renewal Agreement with Ellis Communications for Local Television Measurement News provided by Share this article Share this article RESTON, Va., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Comscore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, today announced a renewal agreement with Ellis Communications KDOC-TV in Los Angeles. Under the terms of the agreement, Ellis will continue to utilize Comscore s industry-leading local TV measurement currency and its advanced audiences. Having stable and reliable measurement is crucial for KDOC-TV. Comscore s measurement of the Los Angeles market via millions of households provides KDOC-TV with the precise, representative and dependable measurement that we need to understand our viewers and to work with our agency and advertiser partners, said Jack Peck, President and GM, KDOC-TV. ....
Read Article July Western Maine trails received $87,000 in grants with $30,000 granted to The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust to improve wayfaring in the trust’s 36 miles of trails. Trailhead signs and trail markers will be improved and an in-town trail between Rangeley’s Lakeside Park and the Rangeley Public Library will be constructed. “Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust has conserved more than 14,000 acres in the region for public access and the wayfinding system will be critical to keeping access safe and educational,” David Miller, executive director of The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, said. The Maine State Fire Marshal’s office released a report the first week of July that included several first-hand accounts of the Sept. 16, 2019, LEAP Inc. building explosion in Farmington. Accounts from firefighters confirmed that there was no smell of propane outside or inside of the building. While no propane was detected around the tank, the measurement readings in ....