Competition to include bands from Marshwood, Wells, Edward Little, Old Orchard Beach and Lawrence.
October 2015
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
New labor laws affect business operations, Maine labor department says
Changes to two laws update safety and health requirements for public-sector workers, affect unemployment tax rates and expand access to information about debtor scofflaws.
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Posted inLifestyle, News
Founder Pam Wood says Salt documentary school’s assets were mismanaged
Now living in Mexico, she says the school’s assets were mismanaged and not enough was done to raise money.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
18 years behind bars for Augusta drug trafficker
Franklin F. Arbour Jr. served 100 months in federal prison on earlier drug charges.
Posted inNation & World, News
Connecticut boy says he may be father of former teacher’s baby
Police arrested the 28-year-old woman after a social worker told police of the accusations in September.
Posted inEditorials
OUR OPINION: More to Maine’s new gun law than ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’
Making it easier to go out in public with a loaded gun creates opportunities for suicides and accidents.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Dennis Hastert’s attorney says former House speaker intends to plead guilty
The plea deal would prevent a trial for the Illinois Republican and the release of any potentially embarrassing secrets.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine heating oil prices up slightly
Propane and kerosene prices have also increased but forecasts are for lower prices this winter.
Posted inNews, Politics
Panel to subpoena LePage staffers to testify about Good Will-Hinckley funding threat
The Government Oversight Committee votes after Good Will-Hinckley’s board chairman says the threat jeopardized the school’s solvency and led it to rescinded its job offer to House Speaker Mark Eves.
Posted inBusiness
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits drop to 42-year low
Despite signs the economy slowed in recent weeks, employers remain confident enough to retain their employees.