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150 Years of Education in Maine

Kermit S. Nickerson

150 Years of Education in Maine

Kermit S. Nickerson, Deputy Commissioner of Education

State of Maine, Department of Education, Augusta, 1970.

Sesqui-Centennial History of Maine's Educational System and the Growth and Development of the Maine State Department of Education.

Contents: Foreword / 150 Years / Part I - Education in Maine Prior to 1900 / Part II - Development of the State Department of Education
1995-1996 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Rule

Maine State Housing Authority

1995-1996 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Rule

State of Maine / Maine State Housing Authority / David Lakari, Director

Augusta, Maine, September 1995.

(Proposed Amendments to Home Energy Assistance Program Rule)

Chapter 24 - Home Energy Assistance Program Rule

Sections: 1. Definitions / 2. Eligibility / 3. Sub-Grantees / 4. Application / 5. Payment of Benefits / 6. Energy Crisis Intervention Program / 7. HEAP Weatherization and Central Heating Improvement Program (CHIP) / 8. Indian Tribes / 9. Administration of HEAP / 10. Monitoring / 11. Noncompliance / 12. Procurement / 13. Fair Hearings / 14. Additional Provisions
Abandoned Railroads in Maine: Their Potential for Trail Use

Arnold S. Biondi and Frederick W. Lyman

Abandoned railroads in Maine : their potential for trail use / prepared by Arnold S. Biondi, Frederick W. Lyman for the Maine Department of Parks & Recreation, Planning & Research Division

This report, conceived as part of an in-depth analysis of existing and potential trail facilities in Maine, attempts to provide some concrete information and recommendations as the first step in the realization of a Statewide railroad right-of- way trail system.
Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation In Licensed Facilities - Recognize It - Prevent It - Report It

Maine Department of Human Services

Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation In Licensed Facilities - Recognize It - Prevent It - Report It.

Maine Department of Human Services - Bureau of Elder and Adult Services, Augusta, Maine (August 1993).

Contents: Introduction / Signs of Abuse and Neglect / Abuse: Risk Factors / Prevention / Maine's Reporting Law / Investigations of Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation / Where to Report / Other Relevant Agencies
A Check List of Maine Local Histories

Almer J. Huston

A Check List of Maine Local Histories. Compiled by Almer J. Houston.

Listing of Town Histories, Regimental Histories, County Histories, County Atlases, State Histories, State Atlases, Historical Societies, Collections of Historical and Genealogical Magazines, Ecclesiastical Histories and Statutes and Session Laws.

A.J. Huston, 92 Exchange Street, Portland, Me., 1915.
Acute Care Bed Need in Maine: General Use Acute Care Facilities in Maine : Utilization, Occupancy Rates, and Bed Need Projected to 1990 and 1995

Stephen Greenberg

Acute Care Bed Need in Maine: General Use Acute Care Facilities in Maine : Utilization, Occupancy Rates, and Bed Need Projected to 1990 and 1995

by Stephen Greenberg, Planning and Research Associate, Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics.

Prepared at the request of the Division of Planning, Bureau of Health, Maine Department of Human Services.

Produced under Appropriations 1310.4, 1305.1065 and 2210.2950 (November, 1988).

Contents: Overview and Discussion of Findings / Using the Data: An Example / List of Detailed Tables / Appendices
A Detailed Economic Investigation of Geochemical and Aeromagnetic Anomalies North Central Maine

W. F. Stickney, R. S. Young, and L. A. Wing

A Detailed Economic Investigation of Geochemical and Aeromagnetic Anomalies North Central Maine

W.F.Stickney, R.S.Young and L.A.Wing

Special Economic Series No.4, Maine Geological Survey, Department of Economic Development, Augusta, Maine (March 1965).

Contents: Foreword / Part I - Geology (W.F. Stickney) / Part II - Geophysics (R.S. Young) / Part III - Geochemistry (L.A. Wing) / References
A Field Perspective on Groundwater Contamination

John A. Cherry

A Field Perspective on Groundwater Contamination

Geological Society of Maine Distinguished Lecturer John Cherry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, sponsored by the Department of Geosciences, University of Southern Maine, 19th May 1988.

Contents: Lecture 1 : Contaminant Migration Processes Illustrated by Field Experiments / Lecture 2 : Behavior of Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids, Illustrated by Lab Experiments and Conceptual Examples / Lecture 3 : Field Case Histories on Groundwater Contamination / Lecture 4 : Hydrogeological Concepts and Criteria for Waste Disposal / Waterloo Center for Groundwater Research Publications List
Agenda For Action - Casco Bay

Department of Environmental Protection

Agenda For Action - Casco Bay

Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Maine (January, 1989)

Contents: Introduction / The Problems : Bacteria, Toxics, Nutrients / The Solutions / Recommendations / References
A History of Maine Roads 1600 - 1970

State Highway Comission

A History of Maine Roads 1600 - 1970.

State Highway Commission, Augusta, Maine, 1970.

Sections: Two Transportation Firsts, Early Roads, The Stagecoach Arrives, Steamboats and Railroads, Better Roads Movement, The Automobile, State Roads, First Highway Commissioner, State Highway Department, State Highway Commission, Patrol Maintenance, Bridge Law, Federal Aid, Highway Finances, World War 1, First Route Markers, Traffic Counts, Snow and Ice Control, Planning Activities, World War 2, The Maine Turnpike, Right of Way, Division Offices, Chairman Full-Time Position, Engineering Tools and Techniques, Engineering Pioneers, The Interstate Program, Roadside Beauty, Highway Safety, Operation of the Department Today.
A History of Pemaquid; with Sketches of Monhegan, Popham and Castine

Arlita Dodge Parker

A History of Pemaquid; with Sketches of Monhegan, Popham and Castine

by Arlita Dodge Parker

MacDonald & Evans, Boston, Mass., 1925.

Contents: Pemaquid and the First Explorers / A Summer Idyll / The Colony at Popham Beach / Capt. John Smith and Monhegan / The Plymouth Company and the Council for New England / The Debt of Massachusetts to the Pioneers of Maine / Christopher Levett and Capemanwagan / Sir Ferdinando Gorges' Province of Maine and Other Grants and Settlements / Bristol Old and New / Many Masters / Pentagoet and the Indian Missions / Castine / King Philip's War / Sir Edmund Andros and the Building of Fort Charles / The Regime of Sir Edmund Andros / The Capture of Fort Charles / The Peace of Pemaquid / The Capture of Fort William Henry / David Dunbar and the Building of Fort Frederick / The Scotch-Irish Pioneers and Their Trials / Ruins at Pemaquid
A History of Swan's Island, Maine

Herman Wesley Small M.D.

A History of Swan's Island, Maine

by H.W. Small, M.D. (1865-1937)

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction - Aborigines - Discovery, 2. Purchase - Settlement and Land Titles, 3. A Sketch of the Life of Col. James Swan, 4. Biographical Sketches of early Settlers, 5. Gott's Island, 6. The Fishing Industry, 7. Synopsis of the Municipal Records, 8. Miscellaneous - Index of First Settlers
A Limnological Study of 43 Selected Maine Lakes

Derrill J. Cowing and Matthew Scott

A Limnological Study of 43 Selected Maine Lakes

by Derrill J. Cowing and Matthew Scott

U.S. Geological Survey : Water-Resources Investigations 80-69

Prepared in cooperation with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection

U.S. Geological Survey, 26 Ganneston Drive, August, Maine 04330
All About Maine : Print and Film Materials to Enrich the Study of Maine History in Grade Eight

Clyde W. Swett and Mary L. Haskell

All About Maine: Print and Film Materials to Enrich the Study of Maine History in Grade Eight. By Clyde W. Swett, Consultant Instructional Media, Department of Education and Mary L. Haskell, Librarian Union Street Junior High School, Bangor.

Maine State Department of Education, Augusta, 1969.

Contents under the following headings: Biography, Fiction, Films, Folklore, Literature, Maps, Miscellaneous, Natural History and Geology, Periodicals, Social and Political History, Directory of Publishers and Distributors, Index.
An Act to Organize, Govern, and Discipline the Militia of the State of Maine. Passed March 21, 1821. With the several acts in addition thereto, passed Feb. 11, 1823, and Feb. 25, 1824. Published under the direction of the Adjutant General

Maine. Adjutant General

An Act to Organize, Govern, and Discipline the Militia of the State of Maine. Passed March 21, 1821. With the several acts in addition thereto, passed Feb. 11, 1823, and Feb. 25, 1824. Published under the direction of the Adjutant General.
An Address Delivered in Saco, Oct.12, 1862 on the One Hundreth Anniversary of the Organization of the First Church in Saco, Me.

Edward Strong Dwight

An Address Delivered in Saco, Oct.12, 1862 on the One Hundreth Anniversary of the Organization of the First Church in Saco, Me.

by Edward Strong Dwight, 1820-1890

Saco (Maine): William Noyes, Printer, 1862.
An Aeromagnetic and Geologic Reconnaissance Survey of the Sidney - Augusta and Gardiner Areas : Kennebec County, Maine

Lawrence A. Wing

An Aeromagnetic and Geologic Reconnaissance Survey of the Sidney - Augusta and Gardiner Areas : Kennebec County, Maine

(GP & G Survey #5)

by Lawrence A. Wing, Chief Geologist, James W. Sewall Company, Old Town, Maine.

Maine Geological Survey, Department of Economic Development, Augusta, Maine - August 12, 1959.
An Alphabetical Index of Revolutionary Pensioners Living in Maine

Charles Alcott Flagg

An Alphabetical Index of Revolutionary Pensioners Living in Maine

by Charles Alcott Flagg (1870-1920)

"Limited Edition of 200 Copies." Reprinted from Sprague's Journal of Maine History, Dover, Maine 1920.
An Annotated Bibliography of OCS Documents in Maine

Maine State Planning Office

An Annotated Bibliography of OCS Documents in Maine

Outer Continental Shelf Memorandum 1

Compiled by Edward H. Shenton & Charles S. Colgan

Maine Coastal Program, Maine State Planning Office, Augusta, Maine, 1977.

Contents: 1. Introduction / 2. OCS - General / 3. OCS - Federal Regulations / 4. Economic Aspects / 5. Environmental Studies / 6. Oil Spills - Effects and Studies / 7. Onshore Effects / 8. The North Sea Experience / 9. Legal Aspects / 10. Petroleum Drilling Technology
An Historical Review of Oil Spills Along the Maine Coast 1953-1973

Edward H. Shenton

An Historical Review of Oil Spills Along the Maine Coast 1953-1973

by Edward H. Shenton

Prepared for The Maine State Planning Office, Coastal Planning Group and The Research Institute of the Gulf of Maine (TRIGOM), August, 1973.

TRIGOM Publication No. 3

Contents: Introduction / A Chronology of Significant Oil Spills / A Summary of Biological Impacts / Spill Statistics / Discussion of Results / Conclusions of the Study / Recommendations for Future Research / Appendices