Israeli Cabinet approves 700 housing units for Palestinians in West Bank, 6,000 Israeli settlement housing units
2019
Rabies vaccine to be dispersed in northeast Maine, but not Midcoast
As of late July, 49 raccoons, bats, skunks and foxes have tested positive for rabies this year in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties.
Hussey Seating buys warehouse as part of $8.2 million expansion
The company had been renting space in the 45,000-square-foot building in Sanford and decides to purchase it as part of a multiyear project to upgrade its manufacturing capabilities.
Warmest month on record goes out with a sizzle
July stayed true to form as it ended on a hot note.
AT hiker rescued after breaking leg at Mahoosuc Notch
Anne Renner broker her leg while hiking through the Mahoosuc Notch on Monday evening and was rescued by the Warden Service at 1 p.m Tuesday.
Sen. Collins to keynote Alzheimer’s conference in Portland
The event by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is part of a national tour offering free information from experts on dementia and brain health.
U.S. record debt sales continue as deficits head to $1 trillion
Republicans and Democrats continue a spending frenzy that’s widening the deficit even as economic growth remains solid.
Illegal trash dumper leaves nod to Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant’
Whoever dumped trash at the building made famous in Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 Thanksgiving protest anthem “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” has a sense of humor
Maine lobster lovers hope for no drama in sea goddess event
The Maine Lobster Festival is getting started in Rockland with Wednesday’s big event of the 72nd Maine Sea Goddess Coronation.
U.S. sets up first-ever plan allowing meds from Canada
It’s unclear how soon consumers will see benefits, as the plan has to go through time-consuming regulatory approval and later could face court challenges from drugmakers.