Mitt Romney says the U.S. must raise the retirement age one month every year to become economically sustainable. He said 65 and 67 is too young to retire because Americans live longer than they used to.
February 2012
Posted inNews
LePage in Washington for governors association meeting
Gov. LePage is in Washington this weekend for the National Governors Association’s winter meeting, where he will attend sessions on job creation, energy and education.
advertisement
Posted inNews
Massachusetts man convicted in 1974 killing of young mom
A 65-year-old man has been found guilty of first-degree murder for brutally slaying Clara Provost almost 40 years ago.
Posted inNation & World, News
Texas hog-killing contest wipes out 12,632 hogs
Texas gave out $80,000 to the counties who killed the most hogs, which the state says are an agricultural nuisance.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, News
Ben & Jerry’s offers Jeremy Lin flavor
“Linsanity” has infected one of New England’s favorite ice-cream companies. Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks guard, now has a frozen yogurt named after him.
Posted inNews
Help available today for Maine veterans seeking benefits
Organizations around Maine are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today to help all Maine veterans get the medical and educational benefits they’ve earned.
Posted inNews
Maine bookstore chain going out of business
Mr. Paperback’s 80 employees will be laid off when its 10 stores close by the end of April, including locations in Augusta, Bangor, Waterville and Farmington.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Deering holds off Cheverus in down to the wire semifinal
PORTLAND—While the Deering boys’ basketball team entered Friday evening’s Western Class A semifinal as the top seed, many fans and pundits treated the Rams’ opponent, fourth-ranked Cheverus, as the favorite. There were several reasons, most notably Deering’s 22-point effort in a regular season-ending loss to Portland, in addition to the Stags’ domination of the region […]
Posted inNews
Wescott charged, briefly, for failing to pay taxes
Maine’s Olympic gold medalist resolved the state-tax issue, which his attorney blamed on miscommunication.
Posted inNews
Fighting for a spot in the finals
With its 54-39 victory Friday, third-seeded Bonny Eagle landed a spot in today’s Class A championship against top-seeded Deering High School.