MONACO – After waiting for nearly 30 years, the glitzy principality of Monaco has a new princess. Charlene Wittstock, 33, a one-time Olympic swimmer from South Africa, married Prince Albert II in an intimate civil ceremony Friday. Wittstock succeeds Grace Kelly, the Hollywood beauty who wed Albert’s late father, Prince Rainier III, in 1956 and […]
2011
Posted inNews
For senior pilot, it’s a soar point
Flying ‘makes me feel young,’ says Fred Herbert, who has 51 years in the cockpit.
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Posted inBusiness
Dow wraps strong week with gain of 648 points
Nike’s results, progress in Greece and a surprisingly good report on U.S. manufacturing buoy the market.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
U.S. construction spending declines 0.6 percent in May Builders began work on fewer projects in May, led by steep drops in apartment building and less spending by state and local governments. Construction spending declined 0.6 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $757.9 billion, the Commerce Department said Friday. That put overall […]
Posted inNation & World
NSA cyber whiz Robert Morris dies
A master cryptographer, his role was gatekeeper of the U.S. government’s computer secrets.
Posted inReligion and Values
Reflections: Birdwatcher sees change as one of life’s sure things
We called it the Wee House — wee as in tiny. Once it had been a doctor’s office. It had three small rooms, a large bathroom and a tiny closet-like room where medicines were probably stored. Behind the house was a wooded path to the lake. We lived there quite comfortably for about a year. […]
Posted inBusiness
Pope criticizes speculators for driving up food prices
The pontiff calls for a global response to high food prices based on solidarity, not profits.
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New England Dispatches
MEREDITH, N.H. State lifts bacteria warning on Bear Island’s west shore The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has lifted a bacteria warning issued earlier this week for an area of Lake Winnipesaukee in Meredith. On Tuesday the state imposed a cyanobacteria warning for the west shoreline of Bear Island. WALTHAM, Mass. Settlement will enable […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Manufacturing stays healthy with trained work force
There’s a real future in Maine and America for people who know how to make things.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
More letters to the editor, July 2, 2011Gov. LePage still engages readers
I personally applaud Gov. LePage for his work to reduce the welfare fraud that occurs here in Maine. He worked with the new Legislature to correct some of the flaws in our welfare system. There is more work to be done. Those who have been convicted for drugs should be tested to see if they […]