Hurricane Jose fizzled offshore but the waves were still epic.
2017
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hundreds of Bath Iron Works employees gear up for strike next week
After a new contract is rejected, labor leaders work on a walkout strategy, the biggest union at the shipyard declares its support and a federal mediator is helping both sides negotiate.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Sen. King co-sponsors bill that would move Election Day to weekend
The Weekend Voting Act is intended to address the problem of Americans too busy or unable to get time off work to vote.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Cianbro lands $17 million contract for work in Kittery
The construction company is working to shore up the crane rail system at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, News
Portland gelato shop handles vandalism with jokes (and emojis)
With a tweet, Gorgeous Gelato shows off its destroyed window in the Old Port.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Judge hears request to legally declare Ayla Reynolds dead
The missing child’s mother asksMaine for the court order, which would open the door to a wrongful death lawsuit against Ayla’s father.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. will now be 1 of only 2 countries in the world not to sign climate accord
Up to now, Nicaragua had declined to participate because its leaders thought the agreement did not go far enough.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine
Happy 70th, Stephen King. (And many more!)
Maine’s master of horror and suspense celebrates his birthday.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Annie Proulx to receive honorary National Book Award
Proulx, a Deering High School graduate, is the author of ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and ‘Shipping News.’
Posted inNation & World
Story of ‘Frida Sofia’ trapped in earthquake rubble wasn’t true, Mexican officials say
The widely covered account that captivated the country after Tuesday’s 7.1-magnitude quake is denounced for distracting attention from real rescues.