The president and his re-election campaign are mocking efforts to replace plastic straws with paper ones and turning that disdain into a fundraising gimmick.
2019
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fears across U.S.
The growth of Ring, a subsidiary of Amazon, is being fueled in part by the support of cities and police departments whose officials see the security devices as a tech ally in the fight against crime.
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Posted inBusiness
New law expands what is considered a small brewery
Craft brewers say the new law will be a boon to the fast-growing industry because it will give them the flexibility to expand and self-distribute their beer.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Notebook: Kyle Busch believes in short track racing
Former NASCAR Cup Series champion reflects from having learned from drivers like Mike Rowe and Dale Shaw here in New England.
Posted inBusiness
Maine Technology Institute opens Waterville office
Also, Hammond Lumber’s Belgrade mills have won first-place awards for safety.
Posted inMaine, News
Fourteen people cited at 1 of 2 Maine protests of Trump immigration policies
Protesters at demonstrations in South Portland and Portland on Friday decry such policies as family separations and the treatment of migrants held in detention centers.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Auto racing: Frustrating day greets Austin Theriault at New Hampshire
Fort Kent native only gets a few laps on track in his debut as a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Across U.S., clergy mobilize to support vulnerable migrants
The prospect of a nationwide immigration sweep has provided evidence that legions of pastors and rabbis across the country stand ready to help immigrants with offers of sanctuary and other services.
Posted inNation & World, News
As Sen. King visits border, U.S. says it will send asylum seekers to unsafe area of Mexico
The policy announcement came as groups of lawmakers, including Sen. Angus King of Maine, visited the region Friday to examine detention facilities operated by the U.S. Border Patrol.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, New England, News
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Shaw’s by family of woman murdered at Saco store
A federal judge rules that the supermarket could not have foreseen the random attack at the Shaw’s store in Saco in August 2015.