Term to expire June 20, 2022.
December 2018
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Posted inCommunity
Farmington’s SeniorsPlus to offer office hours
Staff will be on hand to answer any questions or concerns about services and resources.
Posted inBusiness
Forget drones. Amazon's Jeff Bezos needs lots of delivery guys
Jeff Bezos captured the world’s imagination when he appeared on CBS’s “60 Minutes” and pledged to fill the skies with package delivery drones. Five years on, Amazon.com Inc.’s chief executive officer is betting on decidedly more terrestrial technology: drivers. As in real people. Tens of thousands of them. High-tailing it through town in gas-slurping vans […]
Posted inAyla Reynolds, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Seeking answers, mother of Ayla Reynolds sues father of missing toddler
The girl disappeared seven years ago while in her father’s care in Waterville, and is presumed dead. Her mother’s lawyer says, ‘Justice will be finding out where Ayla was killed, how she was killed and why she was killed.’
Posted inNation & World
Common, but top of mind in 2018: ‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year
‘Toxic’ and ‘misinformation’ were named by other dictionaries this year.
Posted inEditorials
Our View: Rural Maine needs more public transportation
Public transit gets shortchanged, and rural residents suffer.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Attorney files motion for contempt against Maine DHHS commissioner
Sarah Branch says her mentally ill client’s ordeal of having to spend nearly a month in jail before receiving court-ordered treatment is an example of a larger problem.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Chorus of female immigrants from Portland area to sing at U.N.
Pihcintu will mark the adoption of the Global Compact of Refugees with a performance Monday in New York.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland’s waterfront concerns offer a test case for rest of state
Other coastal communities are watching closely as the city calls for a pause on development to address fears that marine businesses are being squeezed out.