As of 2007, Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 am on the second Sunday in March and ends at 2:00 am on the first Sunday in November.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a distracted driving web site.
As a result of a court ruling and the passage of two new laws, new State Senate, State House of Representatives, and County Commissioner districts have been established. These districts took effect for elections on or after June 8, 2004.
The State of Maine has a wealth of information available for residents, businesses, and tourists.
Our state senators and representatives all have web sites.
Alfred:
Limerick:
Lyman:
Newfield:
Shapleigh:
Waterboro:
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Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
The Maine Public Employees Retirement System provides retirement plans for state employees, public school teachers, and certain other entities.
The Maine State Department of Education has learning results information, school profiles, and other resources.
As a result of the 2000 Census, the Congressional Districts for the State of Maine have been adjusted. All of the towns in the SAD #57 school district remain in the First District.
Just about anything you might want to know about the Federal government can be found on the web.
The Executive branch of the Federal government is currently headed by President Barack Obama (D - Illinois).
Maine's Senators and Representatives in Congress are part of the Legislative branch of the Federal government.
The United States Supreme Court is the highest and final arbiter of our Judicial branch of the Federal government.
The Small Business Administration offers help for starting a small business.
The Federal Consumer Information Center has a wealth of information and publications for consumers.
The Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) World Fact Book has maps and information about every country in the world.
The US Department of Education has education related information for students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
Maine has a web site with tips for dealing with natural disasters.
Free online searches of the Maine Sex Offender Registry are now available.
You can find the daily Forest Fire Danger Report at the Maine Forest Service web site. Burning permits are required for burning any material out of doors year around. They are issued by the Town Forest Fire Warden, who is often the Fire Chief. As of July 8, 2005, burning permits may be purchased online at http://www.maine.gov/burnpermit/.
Most of the towns in the Massabesic area have a web site. We attempt to find "official" town sites for this section. If anyone knows of an official web site for Newfield, please send an email to webmaster@massabesic.com.
The local school district, School Administrative District 57, and the schools in the district have web sites.
SAD 57 school board members.
York County government:
Kids.gov has a wealth of activities and information about a variety of topics for kids. It was developed and is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center.
The United States is a member of the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The United States belongs to Interpol which is an international police organization.