Are cashless stores discriminatory? Cities are struggling with the potential impact of cashless stores on those who don’t have credit or debit cards.
April 2019
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
FCC to hold big 5G auction, spend $20 billion for rural internet
Maine has the 2nd slowest broadband speed in the country and many rural communities in the state have been waiting years for broadband.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Mainer Sam Patten gets probation after steering Ukrainian money to Trump inaugural
Patten admitted that he had failed to register while as a foreign lobbyist and which is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Posted inCommunity
Augusta, Waterville area bridge results
Gamers play in Waterville, Hallowell, Fairfield and Augusta.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Swallowed toys, coins, batteries spark rise in ER visits
The number of visits to the emergency room for children under age 6 who have swallowed small objects has almost doubled since. 1995.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s local economic impact was $882 million in 2018
The Seacoast Shipyard Association’s annual impact statement found that the shipyard’s contribution to the local economy rose $131 million from the previous year.
Posted inCommunity, Uncategorized
Earth & Space Days set for April 19, 20
L.C. Bates Museum to hold its third annual event.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to land on moon
Although the small spacecraft smashed into pieces when it hit the surface, the mission was called ‘an amazing success.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: What Appomattox tells us about race today
The problems that caused the Civil War didn’t end with the surrender of the Confederacy.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Politics, Uncategorized
Should this Ghost of Paul Revere song be Maine’s new state ballad?
A bill proposes that ‘The Ballad of the 20th Maine’ get the designation, but lawmakers indicate they’re growing weary of naming official state anythings.