PORTLAND — The executive director of the American Public Health Association will address 250 Maine professionals in the field when they hold their annual meeting in Portland today. Dr. Georges Benjamin will discuss health in today’s economy when he addresses the 27th annual meeting of the Maine Public Health Association. The public health professionals from […]
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Japanese foresters study Maine’s sustainability model
A group from Japan is touring Maine logging sites to learn about the state’s first-in-the world sustainability certification program.
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Lowe’s fate stuns some,but analysts do the math
The closing of two Lowe’s stores shows the effects of slow housing and construction sectors, they say.
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Another week, another big CAA game
When asked if it’s a surprise to be one of the top two football teams in the Colonial Athletic Association standings, Maine coach Jack Cosgrove considered what he believes is the source of his team’s success.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER ROUNDUP: Hall’s late goals lifts Messalonskee
SOUTH CHINA — Chris Hall scored with 5 minutes, 36 seconds left to play to lift Messalonskee to a 3-2 win against Erskine in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A boys soccer action Monday.
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Cellphone users may face more radiation risks
PORTLAND — Cellphone users may be in more danger from low-level radiation than they’re being told, researchers and public health advocates said Monday during a presentation at the University of Southern Maine.
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Vote possible this week on potato bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate may vote this week on legislation to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture from limiting how many potatoes are served in the federal school lunch program.
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Tea Party challenger to Snowe raises $223k
WASHINGTON — Scott D’Amboise, one of two tea party-affiliated challengers to Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, raised nearly $223,000 during the third quarter of this year and had about $182,000 as of Sept. 30, his campaign reports.
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Christian group’s goals questioned by some
In the 1940s, an argument erupted among a group of American Christians far from the mainstream.
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Drug-affected babies present problems
The physicians who care for Maine’s growing number of drug-affected babies didn’t learn what to do in medical school, or from medical journals.