The proposed 6.5-mile tunnel would contain a high-speed underground transportation system in which passengers are ferried on autonomous electric platforms, known as skates, traveling at 125-150 mph.
2018
Posted inMaine, News
Influenza accelerating in Maine, with 531 new cases in the last week
The outbreak in the state reflects a national trend caused by the virulent A H3N2 strain of the flu virus.
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Posted inMaine
If you thought the ground shook this morning in southern Maine, you were right
An earthquake registering as a 2.3 magnitude was recorded north of Sebago Lake early Wednesday morning.
Posted inNew England, News
Man arrested in Boston had more than 5 kilos of fentanyl, authorities say
Prosecutors say the 26-year-old Guatemalan was scheduled to deliver the drug to a witness cooperating with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Trial moved back for Sanford man charged with scaring Wells woman to death
Carlton Young has pleaded not guilty to felony murder in the death of 62-year-old Connie Loucks.
Posted inOp-Eds
Greg Kesich: Fired Jackman town manager says he’s not racist. Yes he is
What else would you call someone who wants to ban Islam and calls for racial separation?
Posted inMaine
U.S. Coast Guard cutters begin imposing their will on Kennebec River
The Coast Guard will be back on the river Thursday with a 140-foot ice breaker to continue easing the pressure on the river north of Gardiner.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Toys R Us will close one-fifth of its stores, including two in Maine
The company, which filed for bankruptcy last year, will close Babies R Us in South Portland by mid-April.
Posted inMaine
‘Distracted’ driver injured when car rear-ends school bus in Falmouth
The 9 children aboard the bus and the bus driver were uninjured.
Posted inSports
Federer advances to Australian Open semifinal against Chung
The 21-year-old Chung becomes the first Korean to make a Grand Slam tennis semifinal.