The tire and auto company will spend $835 million to add 800 locations to its nationwide network.
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Posted inBusiness
Fire concerns lead to e-cigarettes being banned from checked luggage
The Department of Transportation says at least 26 incidents have been reported since 2009.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Waterville residents seek varied use for Head of Falls
More than 60 people attended a hearing to offer suggestions about how the long-dormant development of the property should proceed.
Posted inBusiness
Fed interest-rate increase not likely, analysts say
The global economic slowdown led by China has lowered the chances of a rate hike Wednesday to near zero.
Posted inNation & World
Underground fire stokes fear of nuclear disaster in Missouri
State officials worry that smoldering embers could reach a buried cache of Cold War-era waste.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Gardiner-Winslow rivalry takes on a new twist
Soccer, field hockey playoff doubleheader on Tuesday creates a buzz.
Posted inPolitics
Trump least likely Republican to garner Hispanic vote
A poll shows the brash billionaire is viewed unfavorably by 72 percent of Hispanics.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Two groups pitch charter school proposals to Maine commission
Snow Pond Arts Academy would be a performing arts high school in Sidney, and Acadia Academy would open a pre-K-through-sixth-grade charter school in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
KJ NOTEBOOK: Big crowd expected for Maranacook-Winthrop/Monmouth football playoff game
Ramblers looking to put disappointing loss to Boothbay behind them.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
MS NOTEBOOK: Madison football team home for the playoffs for first time in 20 years
Bulldogs will host Foxcroft in a Big Ten Conference quarterfinal game.