With the roster finally stabilizing, Maine shows offensive balance and routs Albuquerque.
March 2010
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N.H. commissioner: No I-93 tolls in Salem
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire’s transportation commissioner has decided against installing tollbooths on Interstate 93 in Salem. In a letter to Gov. John Lynch Friday, Commissioner George Campbell said that even though there is a $250 million shortfall in funding for the $800 million I-93 expansion project, the state shouldn’t build the tolls. Campbell said […]
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Maine delegation’s only ‘undecided’ is feeling heat over health care vote
Maine’s congressional delegation appeared to be falling along party lines Friday as the debate over national health care reform headed toward its conclusion. Supporters and opponents of the legislation were keeping the pressure on, nonetheless. Rep. Mike Michaud, a Democrat representing Maine’s 2nd District, was still officially undecided on Friday, two days before the House […]
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Forecast calls for rough days at the beach
The wild storms this winter have taken a toll on Maine’s coast, causing erosion that could take years for natural processes to repair.
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Briefcase
Ex-Tyco CEO wants money from retirement account Ex-Tyco International CEO Dennis Kozlowski, jailed for stealing millions of dollars, wants a court to order the company to pay him tens of millions from his retirement account. Lawyers for Kozlowski filed court papers in which they claim that Tyco breached its retirement agreement by refusing to pay […]
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New trial granted but not for delay
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont man whose much-delayed domestic violence case was considered by the U.S. Supreme Court is going to get a new trial – but not because he wasn’t given a speedy trial. A split Vermont Supreme Court on Friday ordered that Michael Brillon be given a new trial in a 2001 domestic […]
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Envoy acknowledges group’s aid to Africa
Central Africa Vision helps widows to start their own businesses and aids tribal reconciliation.
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Dodd to cut ‘back-door bailout’ from financial-regulation plan
WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher Dodd will cut a provision from his financial-regulation proposal that Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said could provide a “backdoor bailout” for failing companies. Dodd, D-Conn., who leads the Senate Banking Committee, plans to remove language that would let the Federal Reserve lend directly to firms in emergency situations, […]
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Lehman told about tricks, lawyer says
Matthew Lee was fired days after questioning the gimmicks, says the former executive’s attorney.
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Fed loses loan-data ruling
The Fed must reveal data about financial firms that got loans in the crisis, an appeals court says.