Kinli DiBiase leads Ramblers with two goals, assist
2017
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Harvey’s victims leave shelters but face dire housing crunch
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than 53,000 residents displaced by the storm are now staying in government-funded hotel rooms.
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Portland cruise ship season gets into full swing with some big boats
The city kicks off the busiest part of the season with back-to-back megacruisers in port.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Many American businesses standing with their ‘dreamers’
Companies plan to put heavy pressure on Congress to prevent their workers from being deported if President Trump ends the DACA program that shields immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
House plans vote on a clean Harvey bill
The vote to fund disaster relief efforts in Texas will not contain language regarding the debt ceiling.
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U.S. ambassador tells U.N. that North Korea is ‘begging for war’
President Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agree that Sunday’s underground nuclear test by North Korea was an unprecedented provocation.
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Vintage travel-trailer court in Arizona takes tourists back in time
Instead of giving respite to motorists driving coast-to-coast on Highway 80 in the Southwest, Shady Dell has become a destination for mid-century enthusiasts and those looking to get off the beaten path.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
River herring, hurt by dams and climate change, believed to be at only 3% of historical numbers
They could potentially be listed as ‘threatened’ or ‘endangered’ by 2019.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine professor researching ways to slow browntail moth
Eleanor Groden is looking into how things like fungi and viruses target the moths’ caterpillars, which cause rashes and respiratory diseases.
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Third RSU 9 budget proposal heads to a vote Tuesday
If approved, the $33.6 million budget proposal would represent a 2.71 percent increase over last year.