Hostess employed about 500 workers in Maine, including 370 of them at the company’s bakery in Biddeford.
February 2013
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Falmouth boys win Class A skiing title 2nd year in a row
Falmouth wins the four-event competition, as well as the Alpine and Nordic titles, while Oxford Hills takes overall girls’ championship.
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WESTERN D BOYS BASKETBALL: Valley earns wild win over Hyde
Valley tied the game on a layup by Dylan Belanger with 5.1 seconds left, gained possession when Hyde was called for backcourt and won the game on a pair of foul shots by Carrington Miller with 3.3 seconds left to earn a 55-53 win at the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday.
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Maine diocese hires new investigations officer
Michael Magalski will investigate complaints that have been filed against members of the clergy, employees and volunteers of the diocese.
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King: Health care – not Medicare, Medicaid – killing us
Maine’s junior senator is adamantly opposed to privatizing Social Security and Medicare vouchers.
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Waterville and Clinton police logs, Feb.19 and 20
Threatening, fight, vehicle burglary
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Maine teachers: Loosen restraint rule
The rule is too narrow and causes problems in classrooms, they say.
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Farmington hospital to layoff 35-40 citing financial trouble
FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network will eliminate 35 to 40 positions because of mounting losses, according to its president and CEO, Rebecca Ryder.
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Strong was smitten lover, not ‘pimp,’ lawyer says
During opening statements of the Kennebunk prostitution trial, Strong’s lawyer says his client fell in love with Alexis Wright and tried to help her, but was not her “pimp,” as police allege.
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Office Depot agrees to buy OfficeMax in stock deal
The rise of Web retailers like Amazon.com and more expansion into office supply categories by discounters like Costco and Wal-Mart has been tough on the sector.