The December unemployment rate of 3.8 percent bests the national average.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Teenager charged with setting fire to Cornville barn
A 14-year-old girl is charged with arson after a blaze at a barn that’s part of a residential school program run by the Maine nonprofit Spurwink.
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Posted inMaine, News
Pickup truck, personal watercraft destroyed in Manchester blaze
The fire on Friendship Drive was reported about 5 p.m. Monday and is not considered suspicious.
Posted inPolitics
Fact check: Trump’s unsubstantiated claim he has ‘received awards on the environment’
During the 2016 presidential campaign he repeatedly claimed: ‘I’ve won many environmental awards, by the way. I’ve actually been called an environmentalist, if you can believe that.’
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High school sporting events postponed
Inclement weather once again alters busy slate of action.
Posted inCollege Connection
Three ways to ward off the ‘winter blues’
There are plenty of ways to prevent the cold and lack of sun from getting you stuck in your own tracks, Kim Carter writes.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
In first days in office, Trump administration shows little regard for facts
The president told congressional leaders that 3 million to 5 million illegal votes caused him to lose the popular vote, but no confirmed cases of fraud have been found.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage says Portland was ‘leader of breaking the laws’ on benefits for immigrants
He also hints that the city may still be doing it, reviving an old battle and triggering objections from Mayor Ethan Strimling.
Posted inLife & Culture
Musical ‘La La Land’ leads Oscar nominations with 14, tying ‘Titanic’ record
After two years of all-white acting nominees, the Oscars trend in a different direction.
Posted inMaine, News
Nor’easter pounds central Maine with dangerous mix of snow, rain, sleet
The National Weather Service said the storm would bring a mixture of precipitation with about 2-4 inches of accumulation, including two-tenths of an inch of ice.