• BENEFITS International Fire and Police Winter Games, benefits Special Olympics and Shriners Hospital Burn Center, Sunday River Ski Resort, Newry. www.ifpwg.com. All day today. • FAIRS/FESTIVALS Snowmobile Snodeo, snowmobile festival with a number of activities in the area, various locations, Rangeley. www.rangeleysnowmobile.com/snodeo.htm. Various times today to Saturday. Bethel WinterFest, skiing and snowboarding events, music […]
2011
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Surgeon general promotes benefits of breast-feeding
The new health care law requires many employers to offer moms the time and privacy to pump milk.
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Study: Traffic jams return with economic prosperity
HOUSTON – Just as Americans started worrying a little less about jobs and money, they got something new to fret about: More traffic. An annual study done by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University found that traffic was better than it had been in a decade during the height of the recession. But […]
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Sports Medicine: Protecting your back should be front and center for all skiers
This week the Maine skiing community is mourning the tragic death of a young skier at Sugarloaf last weekend. The athlete, who was a talented racer and a student at Carrabassett Valley Academy, was skiing when he reportedly hit an object off the side of a trail on Saturday. This terrible accident has turned our […]
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High court upholds background checks
None of the NASA JPL workers who sued work on classified projects or have security clearances.
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Exiting commissioner has a record of reform
In her time at Health and Human Services, Brenda Harvey merged agencies, revamped child and family services and cut staffing.
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Bulletin Board
The Red Sox Hot Stove Baseball Night will be held Monday at the Bangor Civic Center. The event will feature Red Sox radio broadcasters Joe Castiglione and Dave O’Brien. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the show will start at 7. The event is free and will include an autograph session. There will be […]
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Briefcase
Wright Express names chief of international operations South Portland-based Wright Express Corp. has named Gareth Gumbley as executive vice president of the international division. Gumbley will lead Wright’s international operations and oversee global expansion, according to a news release. He also will help develop payment processing products for global fuel cards and identify possible alliances […]
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Alabama governor sorry for remarks on religion
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Two days after being sworn in as Alabama governor, Robert Bentley apologized Wednesday for proclaiming to a Baptist church audience that only Christians were his brothers and sisters and vowed to work for people of all faiths and colors. His comments Monday shocked and offended some believers of other faiths, but the […]
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Obama, Hu ‘happy’ with final summit
They emphasize intentions to deepen cooperation in the world’s most vital economic relationship.