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Happy Holidays! The Monument will not be publishing an issue in hard copy or online on January 1. See you January 8!

Tax Attorney Offers Advice to Business Owners to Avoid Payroll Firm Problems
Nelson Toner of Bernstein, Shur warns businesses to take more active role in hiring, monitoring payroll firms

Business owners throughout Maine need to be more diligent in hiring and monitoring payroll firms to avoid potentially dire financial consequences, advises a well-known statewide tax attorney....more

MAINE WINTER SPORTS CENTER TO BEGIN A NEW YEAR OF WINTER PROGRAMMING AT PINELAND FARMS

With a pristine rural campus and a successful program model, Pineland Farms and Maine Winter Sports Center hope to inspire life-long health habits and a love of the outdoors throughout Southern Maine....more

Chainsaw Safety a Seasonal Concern
By Mark D. Grover

As winter storms arrive, Mainers are not surprised to hear the sounds of chainsaws in their neighborhoods. Overstressed tree limbs block driveways or fall on buildings and need to be removed. If winter is especially long, firewood stocks may need to be maintained. A chainsaw is a valuable...more