Phony requests to wire funds, sent to finance office workers from someone posing as an executive, are getting harder to detect, the state says.
March 2017
Posted inMaine, News
Solon Town Meeting voters to consider transfer station truck replacement, sidewalks fixes
Projected municipal spending for the coming year will grow by less than 1 percent if all articles pass Saturday during Town Meeting, as selectmen and the Budget Committee recommend.
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Posted inMaine, News
Sen. King meets with Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
King said he plans to hold a ‘listening session’ in Portland on Sunday evening for the public to weigh in with concerns or questions.
Posted inNation & World
These tiny fossils might date back 3.77 billion years. The earliest life?
In addition to what look like fossil microbes, the rocks contain a cocktail of chemical compounds that is almost certainly the result of biological processes.
Posted inBusiness
Subway’s chicken in Canada was part meat, part something else
The fast-food chain takes exception to the findings of a researcher who tested the products’ DNA.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Four groups submit proposals to return pro hockey to Portland
A Cross Insurance Arena trustees committee will review the proposals, all likely involving an ECHL team, and make a recommendation to the full board.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Maine, News
Trump administration leaves writer wondering, ‘Where’s the love?’
Repealing Obamacare, aggressive immigration actions and an anti-public schools chief are all concerns, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inNews, Politics
Fact check: Trump’s first address to Congress
An analysis of the president’s claims in his speech to the U.S. House and Senate.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Potential buyer gets court order limiting demolition at East Millinocket mill site
The company plans to buy the property for a biofuel refinery, but says the owner is ignoring their deal and doing demolition that endangers some of the buildings the company wants to use.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Madison man arrested after allegedly threatening woman with hatchet
Roger Vitalone, 32, was arrested on three charges Monday after the victim called police, who allegedly found a camping hatchet hidden on a porch.