Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh’s challenge faced long odds and financial struggles from the start.
2020
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Prosecutor drops OUI case against longtime Biddeford school bus driver
Richard Tanguay will return to work immediately, the superintendent said Friday, after breath and urine tests revealed no evidence of alcohol or drugs.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. employers added a robust 225,000 jobs in January
Meanwhile, the nation’s unemployment rate rises to 3.6% as Americans flood the job market.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ireland’s two-party system shaken by Sinn Fein surge
Irish elections are usually two-horse races — but that may be changing.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Icy storm causes thousands of power outages and makes driving treacherous
The coating of ice will last through the weekend, with frigid temperatures following the two-day storm.
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UMA closing learning center in Paris
SAD 17 Adult Education will administer services for college students.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Now-retired telescope gave us a view into the unknown
The Spitzer space telescope answer longstanding questions about our universe, and raised many others.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Times Record
L.L. Bean wades into New York Fashion Week with clothing ‘inspired by the outdoors’
For the first time in its 108-year history, the Freeport retailer had a collection shown on a fashion runway in New York Wednesday. The clothes will be on sale in the fall.
Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 7
Feb. 7, 1827: Waldo County becomes Maine’s 10th county, formed from part of Hancock County. It is the first Maine county formed after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. The county is named for wealthy merchant, soldier and land speculator Samuel Waldo, who in 1730 acquired title to the land in Maine between Muscongus Bay and […]
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Maine Compass: It’s time to reconsider going solar
With the passage of key laws, Maine is undergoing a “solar tsunami.”