Floods, fires and droughts added to record heat that failed to ease at night, ‘one of the clearest signals’ for climate change.
2016
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
UMaine’s Collins and Reed share a drive to succeed
The Black Bears’ quarterback and wide receiver have a relationship forged during long rides between Orono and the Philadelphia area.
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Posted inMaine
Phone threat shuts down Eastport schools
Two schools are put into lockdown and then students are evacuated and dismissed until Thursday.
Posted inBusiness
EpiPen maker defends price hike, signals no cut in cost
The price of the life-saving devices has increased more than 500 percent, to $608 for a two-pack, since 2007.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
MPBN rebranding itself into Maine Public
The state’s public broadcasting network says the changes that will debut Wednesday are the result of a yearlong review of its mission and future.
Posted inLifestyle
Dame Maggie Smith seeking her ‘lost and found’ Emmy
Emmy host Jimmy Kimball had joked in his monologue about the actress winning Emmys without attending the awards ceremonies.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Sen. Warren grills Wells Fargo CEO, says he should resign
The Massachusetts Democrat also calls for John Stumpf to give back money he was paid while the bank created unauthorized accounts and moved money without customers’ knowledge.
Posted inLifestyle
Harry Potter’s boyhood home up for sale
The house in Bracknell, England, is listed for $616,000.
Posted inLifestyle, News
Charmian Carr, actress in ‘Sound of Music,’ dies at 73
She had no previous acting experience and little musical training when, at 21, she was cast in the 1965 film that would sweep the Academy Awards.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Emergency repair to boost supply in gasoline-short South
But even with the pipeline flow restored after a leak, the fuel delivery system won’t return to normal for several days.