A Verso spokesman says the shutdown will begin today and completed by Thursday.
2014
Posted inEditorials
OUR OPINION: Don’t push child health funding to 2015
The CHIP program should not be part of the rough and tumble of next year’s Congressional calendar.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Long to-do list awaits time-strapped Congress
Legislators have two weeks to decide on defense spending, Ebola aid and keeping the government running.
Posted inMaine, News
Class-action settlement with state offers relief for families of disabled
It covers the cost of services and support for up to 1,000 adults with autism or developmental issues who have been on waiting lists.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s piping plover chicks have best year in decade
Nearly 100 of the endangered shorebirds survive and fly, possibly because of stepped-up monitoring and tighter protections on beaches.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Incumbents favored as Maine legislators elect attorney general, other officers
Democrats already hold the constitutional posts, and the same party has an advantage in the voting.
Posted inBusiness, News
Black Friday loses some of its oomph
The drop in shoppers could stem from earlier discounting, savvier buyers or simply less cash in hand.
Posted inMaine, News
Dozens of new faces to grace the halls of the Maine State House
Fifty of the 151 members of the Democrat controlled House of Representatives and five of the 35 members of the Republican controlled Senate have never served in the Legislature.
Posted inSports
Diplock, Wolfington lead Colby to 79-54 drubbing of Bates
Duo leads Mules’ 3-point barrage