How well youngsters’ brains recognize specific sounds amid background noise can help identify who is more likely to have trouble with reading development, researchers say.
July 2015
Posted inBusiness
Well-known investment strategist joins Portland’s Spinnaker Trust
Bob Gould, formerly of Brown Brothers, buys a minority share of the company, as the region builds its resumé in the wealth-management field.
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Posted inNation & World
Tropical storms accelerating ice sheet melt
A study says warm air masses are exacerbating a problem that already is contributing to rising sea levels.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Irving ends rail shipping of crude oil through Maine
The cutback is due to a drop in global demand and is not related to the Lac-Megantic rail disaster, the firm says.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Baseball’s future stars in town as Eastern League All-Star Game returns to Portland
A sellout crowd is expected Wednesday, with the game being played at Hadlock Field for the first time in 10 years.
Posted inOp-Eds
Gardiner council can help relieve library staffing shortage by filling vacancy
Without a children’s librarian, the children’s room may be forced to close a couple of days a week.
Posted inOp-Eds
Computer crashes really were just coincidence
Our brains struggle to see patterns in events, even when there aren’t any.