A school bus carrying students was evacuated around 7 a.m. Friday when a heating unit malfunctioned.
October 2015
Posted inBusiness
U.S. hiring slows in September amid slower global growth
Employers added only 142,000 new jobs nationwide in September, and average hourly wages actually declined slightly.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Hurricane Joaquin, now Category 4, battering central Bahamas
A slow weakening is expected to begin Saturday.
Posted inNation & World, News
Rainstorm fueled by far-off hurricane threatens ‘slow-motion disaster’ for parts of East Coast
As much of 15 inches of rain is possible in the Carolinas, even with the hurricane itself expected to miss the U.S. coast.
Posted inCommunity
King kicks off author series for Winthrop’s Charles M. Bailey Library
The King Foundation granted $50,000 toward the Winthrop project.
Posted inUpcoming events
Special Olympics Maine 18th annual State Equestrian Competition set for Oct. 3 in Skowhegan
Skowhegan Fairgrounds site of event.
Posted inUpcoming events
UVM Haunted House to open Friday, Oct. 9, in Augusta
It will continue Oct. 16, 17, 23-25 and 28-31.
Posted inNation & World, News
Coast Guard searches for cargo ship disabled by Hurricane Joaquin
The 735-foot El Faro, with a crew that reportedly includes at least one Mainer, took on water and was listing ‘right near the eye’ of the storm.
Posted inNation & World, News
Vatican confirms Pope Francis met with gay former student
A spokeman distances the pontiff from Kim Davis, a Kentucky town clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and who says the pope met with her and encouraged her to ‘say strong.’
Posted inEditorials
OUR OPINION: Economic growth helping only top earners, even in Maine
For the state and country to flourish, gains have to be spread more equally.