A barrel marked ‘acid’ found by the side of a road led to the summoning of firefighters and hazardous materials experts.
May 2014
Posted inNews
Maine woman pleads guilty to helping brother kill wife in N.H.
The body of Amanda Warf was set afire after her throat was cut.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
House, Senate panels endorse potatoes in nutrition program
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine offered an amendment to include white potatoes, an important Maine crop.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine’s April home sales rise 8.3 percent
However, the median sale price falls to $169,000, down from $174,900 a year ago.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
LePage among political targets of billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer
The former hedge fund manager’s super PAC aims to mobilize voters on the local effects of climate change.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
McDonald’s CEO: Fast food leads to ‘real careers’
‘We believe we pay fair and competitive wages,’ he says.
Posted inNews
MaineGeneral to lay off 16 employees, cut 128 jobs
The organization’s new Augusta hospital is overstaffed, CEO Chuck Hays said. Most of the jobs being eliminated are vacant.
Posted inBusiness, News
Nova Star ferry cancels four crossings to replace evac system
Passengers are eligible for refunds or rebookings.
Posted inNews
UMaine president stepping down to take post in Indiana
Paul Ferguson, appointed in 2011, oversaw a restructuring plan during his time at UMaine.
Posted inNews
TSA intercepts two guns in five days at Bangor airport
The Transportation Security Administration says that in both cases, the Bangor Police Department was alerted and confiscated the guns.