Contract negotiations between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of the company’s workers broke down early Wednesday morning.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Witness provided first aid to Naples shooting victim as panicked crowd took cover
Police say 18-year-old Alexzander Goodwin of Bridgton shot a teenager on a crowded street in Naples during the town’s Fourth of July festivities.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Firefighters recall the devastation they saw 10 years ago in Lac-Mégantic train derailment
Seven Franklin County fire departments responded early July 6, 2013 to assist Canadian firefighters after a train derailment, explosions, fire and tragedy.
Posted inMaine International Film Festival, Morning Sentinel, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
J.P. Devine movie review: Maine-made film ‘Hangdog’ surprises with polished performances
The film, included among the opening titles being shown Friday as the Maine International Film Festival begins, features performers who add rich texture to a solid script, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: All we hear is radio ga ga
Radio can be a magical backdrop to life’s mundane activities, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of preparing imminent attack on Europe’s biggest nuclear plant
Over the last year, the U.N.’s atomic watchdog repeatedly expressed alarm over the possibility of a radiation catastrophe like the one at Chernobyl after a reactor exploded in 1986.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Ransomware criminals dump kids’ private files online after school hacks
Rich in digitized data, the nation’s schools are prime targets for far-flung criminal hackers.
Posted inBusiness
Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads
It is billed as a ‘text-based conversation app’ that is linked to Instagram, with the listing teasing a Twitter-like microblogging experience.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Young man died after fall at a Rocky Mountain waterfall
The deceased man from Providence, R.I., fell at West Creek Falls, on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Retailers, beware: Resumption of student loan payments could lead some buyers to pull back
The decrease in spending won’t make a major dent in the U.S. economy, but a few industries could feel the sting.