Dan Garand and Avery Beckwith provide heroics for Black Bears.
2018
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. LePage vetoes bill to increase access to overdose-reversing drug
The plan, which he says usurps the authority of pharmacists by removing age limits on purchases of naloxone without a prescription, now goes back to the Legislature for override votes.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Some small businesses rethink Facebook advertising after scandal
Owners fear being linked to misuse of customer data, but others say they can’t forgo the effectiveness of Facebook.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Conservative justices voice skepticism that Trump lacks authority for immigrant ban
Chief Justice John Roberts is most active in advancing the notion that the president is privy to national security information that courts are ill-prepared to second guess.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Teacher contracts, with raises, approved in Augusta
The school board voted unanimously in favor of a two-year pact that is intended to make the pay of the city’s teachers more competitive in comparison to what other communities pay.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Proponents of paid leave make last push in N.H.
Emotional appeals notwithstanding, the bill faces opposition from the Senate and governor.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Comcast tops 21st Century Fox’s offer to buy British broadcaster Sky TV
A bidding war is expected as the two media giants compete for Sky’s pay-TV operations across Europe and a chance to expand abroad.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, Sports
State’s 15-year game-management plan to be released in the next week
After three years of work, the plan that involved a statewide survey and input from the public gives biologists a new directive for managing deer, moose, bear and wild turkey populations.
Posted inSports
Boxing: Brandon Berry eager to get back in the ring
West Forks native returns for first fight since November.
Posted inNation & World, News
British court rules against parents of terminally ill toddler
The parents of Alfie Evans, who has been removed from life support, want to take their 23-month-old son to Italy to be treated at the Vatican’s children’s hospital.