Washington NewsLocal news for Washington, ME continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Pressure mounts to drop 'squaw' from place names- April 30, 2008 "When these things were named a hundred years ago, they didn't mean to offend anybody. And it's a waste of time. Everybody's still going to call it 'Squaw Coulee.' " CHANGED NAMES New Name County State Old Name Piestewa Peak Maricopa AZ Squaw Peak Epahsakom Island Washington ME Squaw Island Cedar Breaks Creek Pennington SD Squaw Creek Cleopatra Creek Lawrence SD Squaw Creek ... via USA Todayhttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-me/2008/04/pressure-mounts-to-drop-squaw-from-place-n... Gibbs Library wins King Foundation grant for language arts- April 26, 2008 "We're very appreciative of the generosity of the King Foundation" WASHINGTON : The Gibbs Library was recently awarded a $7,000 grant from the Tabitha and Stephen King Foundation to upgrade the library's language arts center. via Village Souphttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-me/2008/04/gibbs-library-wins-king-foundation-grant-f... State Dumps Snowplowing Duties On Jefferson- April 16, 2008 "Our sand and salt shed's not built for the extra miles" If the state has its way, the town of Jefferson will take over snow plowing duties for a three-mile section of Rt. via Lincoln County Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-me/2008/04/state-dumps-snowplowing-duties-on-jefferso... New Marketing Director at Penobscot Shores- April 5, 2008 BELFAST : Penobscot Shores welcomes Ms. Stephanie A. Westbye as the new Marketing Director. via Village Souphttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-me/2008/04/new-marketing-director-at-penobscot-shores... Montville first in Maine to pass GMO moratorium- April 3, 2008 "There's really no way Montville can ever come up with enough money to take out Monsanto" MONTVILLE : Two years after Montville residents passed a resolution to develop an ordinance imposing a moratorium on genetically modified organisms, voters made their town the first this side of California to ... via Village Souphttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-me/2008/04/montville-first-in-maine-to-pass-gmo-morat... |