RIM has been struggling as Americans are abandoning their BlackBerrys for flashier touch-screen phones such as Apple’s iPhone and models that run Google’s Android software.
March 2012
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Apple to improve Chinese factories after probe
An investigation into the Chinese factories that produce Apple products finds “significant issues with working conditions,” according to a report released by a labor watchdog group.
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Couple in Vt. teacher’s death ‘weren’t horrible’
Waterford Town Clerk Joanne Jurentkuff says that Allen and Patricia Prue “had hard times, but they weren’t a family of bad news.”
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Police locate missing Austrian motorcyclist
The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department say 25-year-old Johannes Stummer was found walking on a logging road today.
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Sex offender charged with gun possession
South Portland police and federal agents arrest Stephen Demo, 46, this morning after a neighbor reported seeing him with a rifle earlier this month.
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Maine Senate approves resolution on Keystone pipeline
Democrats dismiss the measure as an election-year political gimmick.
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LePage signs law to raise elver fishing fines
The new law carries $2,000 fines for fishing without a license, tampering with elver fishing gear or using untagged gear.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Cost of Windham sewer would likely fall on taxpayers
WINDHAM – All Windham taxpayers would have to foot the bill if a sewer system is approved for North Windham and Windham Center, councilors said at special meeting Wednesday night. That was the upshot of a discussion that came as the Town Council reviewed possible revenue sources for the project, which will go before voters […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Cost of Windham sewer would likely fall on taxpayers
WINDHAM – All Windham taxpayers would have to foot the bill if a sewer system is approved for North Windham and Windham Center, councilors said at special meeting Wednesday night. That was the upshot of a discussion that came as the Town Council reviewed possible revenue sources for the project, which will go before voters […]
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House OKs $3.5T GOP budget, rejects tax hikes on rich
The measure has no chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate but creates a clear contrast between the two parties ahead of the general election.