A regional safety organization is looking for recruits to test customized personal flotation devices to prevent drownings.
2016
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Geary’s sales dip as upstart craft beers crowd the market
The brewer that started it all in Maine is trying to adapt to a changing marketplace.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Advocates of legal marijuana wary of Trump’s AG pick
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is critical of the industry, blaming President Obama for its growth.
Posted inEditorials
View from Away: Trump should build a wall — against conflicts of interest
The president-elect’s business dealing put the nation into uncharted waters.
Posted inMaine, News
Class-action suit alleges fraud by Electricity Maine
The lawsuit claims the company enrolls customers at artificially low rates and then transfers them with little notice to long-term rates that exceed the standard-offer rate.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Sunday’s Maine college roundup: Slow start doesn’t stop UMaine women
The Black Bears score just four points in the first quarter, but recover to win.
Posted inMaine, News
Waterville couple gives $4 million to Portland retirement community
The Cedars is developing a new approach to senior care to create the atmosphere of a home.
Posted inNation & World
Drought’s effects more evident in South
Water shortages lead to restrictions, discolored water – and even spark the clearing of beaver dams.
Posted inNation & World
One fatally shot, 9 wounded in New Orleans’ French Quarter
Police do not know whether the two women and eight men were targeted or what prompted the shooting.
Posted inNation & World, News
R.I. town divided despite casino OK
Tiverton only narrowly approved the plan, and a newly elected council includes project skeptics.