“There will be a lot of laughs as we celebrate the most epic, sickest sports fails on the planet. Be prepared to get Gronk’d!,” the fun-loving Patriots tight end says.
June 2016
Unum in talks to outsource tech jobs, reportedly including hundreds in Portland
The company with 3,000 workers in Maine confirms it is talking with ‘partners,’ but won’t address an employee’s claim that it could layoff more than 200 workers in Portland this summer.
U.S. homebuilder sentiment rises in June
Steady job gains and low mortgage rates encourage more Americans to buy new homes, but the market still hasn’t recovered to pre-recession levels.
Kenyan judge upholds use of anal probes to define sexuality
Two men accused of engaging in gay sex – a criminal offense in Kenya – had sought a court ruling to stop enforced anal examinations and HIV tests.
Orlando gunman apparently searched Facebook during attack
A Senate committee has sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking for help uncovering more evidence of Omar Mateen’s online activity.
Sidney woman killed in head-on crash on West River Road
Laurie A. Garland, of Sidney, was driving a 2002 Dodge Stratus south and crossed the centerline and struck a northbound 2003 Pontiac Bonneville occupied by two juveniles, police said.
Black box from EgyptAir plane found, pulled out of sea
The cockpit voice recorder is damaged but Egypt’s investigators say that its ‘memory unit’ has been recovered.
Search of Portland Harbor for missing Scarborough man to resume Friday
Police use an underwater robot, divers and side-scan sonar during a 10-hour search around Chandlers Wharf for Matthew Foster, 23, last seen June 10 at an Old Port nightclub.
Unemployment applications rise, but still low
Although employers have cut back on hiring, they don’t seem to be laying off workers.