When McAuley sophomore Libby Gajewski won the 100-yard butterfly Friday in a triangular meet at Westbrook, she did something unequaled by any other schoolgirl swimmer in Maine this winter. Gajewski, by three-hundredths of a second, bumped Greely sophomore Sarah Easterling out of the top spot in the weekly lists of fastest times across the state […]
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Thomas College unveils expansion plan
WATERVILLE — Thomas College on Tuesday unveiled ambitious plans to construct a dozen new buildings, including five new residence halls and a new library anchored in the heart of campus, plus a near-doubling of the campus to include new athletic fields.
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Maine power line projectgives job market some energy
AUGUSTA — Job seekers and employers got together Tuesday at a job fair put on by companies working on a $1.4 billion upgrade of Central Maine Power Co. transmission lines.
The project, known as the Maine Power Reliability Program, aims to build or upgrade 440 miles of power lines and substations from Eliot in southern Maine to Orrington and Pittsfield in the north.
By early afternoon, Kim Parker of Clinton and Bruce Chandler of Bath were filling out applications at the “Become a Lineman” booth of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 104.
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Freedom tries to assess value of wind farm
FREEDOM — The town faces a $1.4-million question: How does it assign value to a commercial wind farm that is different from any other in Maine?
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R. Sargent Shriver, started Peace Corps and social programs, dies at 95
BETHESDA, Md. — R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law whose career included directing the Peace Corps, fighting the War on Poverty and, less successfully, running for office, died Tuesday. He was 95. Shriver, who announced in 2003 that he had Alzheimer’s disease, had been hospitalized for several days. The family said he died surrounded by […]
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LePage’s choice for finance department gets bipartisan support
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers gave unanimous, bipartisan approval Tuesday to Gov. Paul LePage’s pick to lead the state finance department – a post one lawmaker described as the “most important nomination a governor can make.” H. Sawin Millett Jr., 73, of Waterford is a former Republican state representative who has worked for three governors: independents Jim […]
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At Apple, Jobs’ No. 2 ready to take reins
Apple barely missed a beat the last time its CEO was gone, and Tim Cook is credited with that.
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Experts say job growth to come in private services, health care
WASHINGTON — A good job is still hard to find, though recent labor-market data indicate the employment situation is slowly improving. While the economy is adding jobs at lower levels than workers would like, analysts expect some growth in a wide range of service jobs this year – including retail, information technology, professional, scientific and […]
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Cianbro wins new module contract
– From staff reports Cianbro Corp. says it has won another contract to build oil refinery modules at its manufacturing facility in Brewer. Cianbro Chairman and CEO Peter Vigue said Tuesday that the modules will be built for a “major North American petrochemical corporation,” but the customer’s identity is not being disclosed. He said the […]
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‘Baby Doc’ facing corruption accusations
A court is considering whether to charge the dictator who ended his exile after nearly 25 years.