A Dixfield oil-delivery company says it has received $100,000 in donations since a heartbreaking New York Times article about Mainers struggling to keep their homes warm.
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Casino under fire for seeking out-of-state workers
The Oxford Casino posted 22 openings on casinocareers.com, including security officers, dealers, a human resources clerk and management positions.
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Looking for work? There may be an app for that
The demand for applications for everything ranging from games to quantum physics has created 466,000 jobs in the U.S. since 2007, according to study released to today.
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Obama to seek more Alzheimer’s research money
The move comes as the government develops the first National Alzheimer’s Plan to hunt effective treatments for the devastating disease.
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Gay-marriage ban declared unconstitutional
Same-sex marriage moved closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal court ruled California’s ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to “lessen the status” of gays.
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Billboards seek tips on Ayla’s disappearance
The group has put up eight billboards in Philadelphia and one in New Jersey and is working to get billboards in Boston and New Hampshire.
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LOCAL ROUNDUP: Bobcats hold off Lakers charge
RANGELEY — Richmond held off Rangeley’s fourth-quarter rally to post a 43-40 East-West Conference girls basketball win Monday night.
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HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Cony surges toward playoffs
The Cony High School hockey team has rediscovered its offense, and it’s come at an opportune time as it makes a push toward the Eastern A playoffs.
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Most tents in park gone; 4 days left to dismantle rest
PORTLAND — One of the first encampments inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement is well on its way to being dismantled, though Portland officials have decided to give campers four more days to remove the last of the tents.