The funding would be a down payment on a fifth DDG-51 destroyer, which Maine’s Susan Collins is pushing for.
July 2013
Posted inBusiness, News
New MOFGA leader filling mentor’s shoes
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association in Unity said that Ted Quaday, of Santa Cruz, Calif., is the group’s new executive director.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Study suggests link between gum disease, Alzheimer’s
The findings support a theory that bacteria in the mouth can enter the bloodstream and end up in the brain, says the lead researcher.
Posted inNation & World, News
Judge: 3 Penn State ex-officials to stand trial in abuse case
The university’s former president, vice president and athletic director are accused of covering up the abuse by ex-coach Jerry Sandusky.
Posted inNews
Rome summer family had long history with the North Pond Hermit
Garry and Brenda Hollands would annually trek to one of Christopher Knight’s early campsites in Rome.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mass. woman rescued after fall in White Mountains
Authorities say 46-year-old Mary Pierce was hiking to Zealand Falls when she slipped and fell about 15 feet onto some rocks.
Posted inNation & World, News
Shaw’s to close six N.H. supermarkets
The supermarkets’ owner says the individual stores aren’t profitable, but the closures don’t reflect the overall health of the chain.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Obama challenges GOP to accept corporate tax deal
The president calls for lowering the corporate tax code from 35 to 28 percent – and even lower for manufacturers – combined with investments in infrastructure, manufacturing and research to aid the middle class.
Posted inNews
Study looks at Sandy’s impacts on tidal marshes
Researchers will compare the abundance of marsh plants and birds before and after the storm from Maine to Virginia.
Posted inNews
Portland symposium to focus on climate, fisheries
Reports from fishermen of warming waters and lower stocks over the last several months prompted the symposium.