Eventide Oyster Co. in Portland and the Oxford House Inn in Fryeburg are named some of the best restaurants around.
2016
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Ad touting oil heat over natural gas is misleading, Maine official says
A senior planner with the Governor’s Energy Office says the ad makes the ‘assumption that oil prices won’t change. And everyone knows that’s not true.’
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Posted inNation & World
Greenland’s ice loss now seen as more dire
A new estimation technique using GPS finds the annual loss is some 40 trillion pounds more than the current figure.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
VW investor lawsuits swamp German court
One attorney’s office alone submitted 750 cases as a possible one-year deadline to file approached in the vehicle emissions scandal.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Google unveils messaging encrypted from end to end
The tech trend pleases privacy advocates, but law enforcement says it will provide cover for criminals.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Wells Fargo workers: Pressure to sell relentless, pervasive
The bank’s demanding culture led to stress, health issues and gaming of the system to the detriment of customers, they say as the scandal continues to unfold.
Posted inBusiness
Facebook CEO has an ambitious proposal
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are giving $3 billion to fund research, aiming to ‘cure, prevent or manage all disease.’
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
One versus all
Runners on small high school teams face distinct challenges.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Central Maine coaches, athletes not discussing national anthem protest
Although San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel, rather than stand, for the anthem started a national debate, local athletic teams haven’t seen the question come up on their fields.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Divided Federal Reserve opts for hold on interest rates
It notes recent economic progress but wants to see more of it before any hike, as the number of members calling for an increase reaches three.