The jobless rate in the region was 6.8 percent last month, down from 6.9 percent in April.
June 2012
Posted inNation & World
Large Liz? Tower housing Big Ben to get a new name
The iconic Clock Tower of Britain’s Parliament — widely, though incorrectly, known as Big Ben — is being renamed in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, authorities said Tuesday.
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Posted inNews, Sports
Report: Larry Bird leaving Indiana Pacers
The Celtics legend was named the NBA’s Executive of the Year this year after building a tough, young team that lost to eventual champion Miami.
Posted inBusiness, News
Bangor Savings Bank posts earnings growth — again
The bank has now posted 11 consecutive years of growth, and expects to open a new branch in Augusta in the near future.
Posted inNews
Tape: Sandusky’s adopted son talks of sex abuse
Jerry Sandusky’s son told police he was sexually abused starting when he was 8, a decade before the former Penn State assistant football coach adopted him, according to a police interview recording obtained by NBC.
Posted inNews
Maine lawmakers may seek review of proposed toll hike
Lawmakers will consider an audit by the Office of Program Evaluation & Government Accountability, or OPEGA.
Posted inNews
Magazine ranks Ogunquit as ‘best beach town’
Three other York County communities also make Yankee Magazine’s list of the Top 25 Beach Towns in New England.
Posted inNews
6 arrested in connection with oxycodone trafficking probe
Five defendants from Biddeford and one from Saco face charges in federal court.
Posted inNews
Teen cited for failure to stop in separate fatal Falmouth crash
Glenise Hutchins, 80, of Falmouth died of internal bleeding following the crash, police said.
Posted inNation & World, News
Arizona must now adjust after high court ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the state’s “show me your papers” statute has left the state’s police chiefs and county sheriffs with more questions than answers.