The big drop suggests the third quarter is off to a weaker start than some had hoped.
August 2013
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Portland charter school preparing for third city inspection
The Baxter Academy for Technology and Science must pass the inspection to get an occupancy permit to open next week.
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Man to plead guilty to selling deadly drug in R.I.
Fourteen people in the state died between March and May after using a new synthetic opiate that resembles heroin, prompting a nationwide health warning.
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UNH starts sustainable food professorship
Her main responsibility is to advance the mission of a regional network dedicated to promoting a sustainable New England food system.
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Tebow safe, but veteran Koutovides among Patriots cuts
The Patriots must make two more moves before Tuesday’s league deadline to get to 75.
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Chinese politician blames love triangle at corruption trial
Prosecutors say they have ample evidence Bo Xilai netted $4.3 million through bribes and embezzlement, and interfered with the investigation of his wife for murdering a British businessman.
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Maine Development Foundation chief stepping down
Edmund Cervone had been interim president since June 2012.
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Redskins cut veteran receiver Donte Stallworth
The former New England Patriot was hindered through most of training camp by a hamstring injury.
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At National Zoo, ‘full-blown panic’ when panda cub doesn’t move
Zookeepers fear the worst, then discover that a second panda cub had been stillborn.
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Researchers: Rising carbon dioxide levels harm all sea life
Among the worst affected are mollusks, corals and echinoderms, including starfish and sea urchins, as well as oysters and cod.