It turns out Steve Jobs helped Apple build a $98 billion bank account, and its new CEO must decide whether to finally give payouts to shareholders now that Jobs is gone.
February 2012
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Post office: Expect big cuts in mid-May
The Postal Service will cut $3 billion in expenses as people continue switching to the Internet in place of physical letters and paper bills.
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Police seek Maine couple in missing Florida firefighter case
Police believe Daniel Porter, 24, and Cheyanne Nowak, 25, may have had contact with the missing Florida firefighter.
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Jackson Lab taps first researcher for Connecticut facility
The genetics research lab says it also is hiring for other top jobs, including site manager, science coordinator and facilities manager.
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Low bid for South Portland High School renovation more than approved funds
SOUTH PORTLAND – School officials in South Portland got a surprise Thursday afternoon when they opened contractor bids for the long-awaited high school renovation project. The four bids received ranged from $43.24 million to $46.67 million, but the school district only has $39.26 million available, and now the district will have figure out what can […]
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Rollover cleanup continues in Falmouth
It’s expected to be mid-afternoon before Maine Department of Transportation crews fully reopen the Interstate 295 Exit 11 off-ramp and the Falmouth Spur eastbound ramps from Route 1, after a southbound tractor-trailer carrying large rolls of paper overturned Thursday as it exited I-295 just after 10 a.m. The truck was traveling from New Brunswick, Canada; […]
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Lawyer: New Hampshire Rwandan-genocide case built on lies
But prosecutors say 17 years ago, a New Hampshire resident ordered countless murders and rapes during the genocide of 800,000 people.
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Pfc. Manning defers plea in WikiLeaks case
The Army private allegedly gave the anti-secrecy website more than 700,000 classified documents and video clips.
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Pepsi’s mid-calorie soda aims to win back drinkers
Some people don’t like the calories in regular soda, but also hate the taste of diet. “Pepsi Next” is a compromise, the company says, which cuts the calories but also keeps some of the original taste.