Telecommuting boosts productivity, reduces absenteeism and increases employee retention, and a recent decision by Yahoo! to end the practice has some Mainers scratching their heads.
March 2013
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Strong 3 period lifts Maine hockey to win
ORONO — The University of Maine men’s hockey team scored three third-period goals to earn a 2-1 win over Northeastern in a Hockey East game Friday night.
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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Craig, Pineo advance at NEs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Five area wrestlers won opening-round matches and advanced to today’s quarterfinals at the New England High School Wrestling Championships.
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EASTERN B BOYS HOCKEY: Top-seeded Messalonskee ready to go
The top-seeded Messalonskee boys hockey team will host No. 4 Hampden Academy in an Eastern B semifinal game today at 4:45 p.m. in Sukee Arena.
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SNAPSHOT: Back 11
Pat, left, and Jon Bailey carry buckets of clippings and ashes Wednesday through the 11-acre woodlot behind their home in Litchfield. The retired couple have a dozen loop trails through their woods, which they explored on snowshoes while searching for a place to deposit the refuse.
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SNAPSHOT: Flubber furlong
Adrian Larrabee, left, takes an early lead in a Pony Hop race against his mother, Sarah Larrabee, on Thursday, during a special event at the Augusta Boys and Girls Club in the Buker Center in Augusta.
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Morning Sentinel area police log, March 1, 2013
WILTON — A Jay woman was treated for minor injuries after her car collided with a pickup truck Thursday on U.S. Route 2.
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Fairfield grandmother credits pit bull with saving her from strangulation
Viola Hutchins, 79, of Hutchins Road, says her pit bull, Kaiser, fended off an alleged attack by her daughter, Bonny Lou Buzzell, 48, with a rope noose this week.
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The dead giveaways of concealed-weapon permit holders
The state might not want you to know who’s carrying a hidden firearm, but J.P. Devine knows how to spot a Gat in a crowd.
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Former Joseph’s store in Fairfield sold, to be razed for new structure
The former Joseph’s Clothing & Sporting Goods building on Main Street in Fairfield has been sold and is scheduled to be replaced in the coming months, a step forward in the town’s efforts to revitalize the downtown.