Ford is working with Google to create ways to improve fuel efficiency and prevent accidents.
2011
Posted inUncategorized
Car-weary drivers drawn to no-fuss scooters
Popularity always rises along with gas prices, and the movie Larry Crowne will provide a boost.
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Review: Quartet opens Maine Festival with an island flair
The Portland String Quartet opened its Maine Festival of American Music on Wednesday night at the Shaker Meeting House in New Gloucester with steel drum music by the Island Beats. The steel drum has become very popular in Maine, and is certainly a unique product of the Americas, where the instrument was invented (probably in […]
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Democrats choose Monaghan-Derrig for House race
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town’s Democratic Committee tonight nominated Kim Monaghan-Derrig as its candidate in a special election to fill a vacancy in Maine House District 121. Monaghan-Derrig, a lifelong Cape Elizabeth resident, works in the marketing field, serves on the town school board and has a background in economic development. She is pursuing her […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Why does business owner want state to finance his expansion?
He renounced a tax cut he could have used for that, but instead expects taxpayers to pay.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, July 8, 2011Members of Congress don’t have a clue
Our representatives in Washington are all talk and no action, already campaigning, spending dollars that could be going to the unemployed, the homeless, food pantries, disaster relief. They are playing games with Treasury bonds (which fund most programs, just not their own salaries). Don’t they know that it was the near-collapse of AIG (a bond […]
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Canadian folk singers arrested at Maine border
The two singers from Red Deer, Alberta, are charged with making false and misleading representation.
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Red Claws add 76ers as affiliate
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws say the Philadelphia 76ers will be their new NBA affiliate, joining the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats as a parent club to the Red Claws. Each NBA team can assign up to two NBA players at one time to their NBA Developmental League partner. The 76ers join the […]
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Small earthquake felt in eastern Maine
The magnitude 2.3 quake happened at 5:23 a.m. today and was centered in Brooksville.
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Man wanted in Florida homicide arrested in Madison
Shaun Corson, originally from Madison, was wanted in connection with the June 26 killing of a Jacksonville woman.