Tony Donovan’s Dec. 7 op-ed on light rail cost per mile versus highway cost miles is misleading. He states that to build a mile of light (passenger) rail costs the same as a mile of highway. Nothing could be further from the truth. A few zeroes are missing. The real cost is a minimum of […]
2011
Posted inNews
Maine avg. gas price falls more than 3 cents
Maine prices are 24 cents more than at the same time last year but more than 11 cents lower than a month ago.
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U.S. weighing N. Korea policy after Kim death
Kim Jong II’s death came as the Obama administration was debating whether to go ahead with a new round of nuclear disarmament talks.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Portland’s former police chief dusts off dancing shoes
Now chief of the Cincinnati police force, James Craig will compete in a local version of “Dancing With the Stars.”
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Woman gets probation for role in arson
Joanne Farris drove her daughter to buy kerosene and then took her to property owned by a former friend where the daughter allegedly set the fire.
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Gambling board to address casino issues
The board has been developing standards for surveillance over table games, how the money is handled and how it’s accounted for.
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Marijuana dispensary operator changes name
Besides offering medical marijuana, it plans to offer a variety of other services to improve people’s overall well-being.
Posted inBusiness, News
Natural gas production rising, but pricing uncertain
More states are creating drilling opportunities, but leasing deals are harder to come by.
Posted inTimes Record
Newsmakers 2011: John Hodge
The Annual Newsmakers Series: profiles local individuals whose circumstances reflect major stories of the year. As the nation continues to grapple with fallout from the burst housing bubble and the Mid-coast region prepares to convert more than 700 units of military housing to civilian use, John Hodge, executive director of the Brunswick and Topsham housing […]
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N. Korean leader dies
PYONGYANG, North Korea North Korea announced the death of supreme leader Kim Jong Il and urged its people to rally behind his young son and heir-apparent today, while the world watched warily for signs of instability in a nation pursuing nuclear weapons. South Korea, anxious about the untested, 20-something Kim Jong Un after his father’s […]