The United States added 227,000 last month, and numbers for December and January were even stronger than first reported, the Labor Department says.
March 2012
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Reuniting with born survivors: ‘Just kind of like saying thank you again’
An event at Maine Med reconnects babies born prematurely or with complications with the staff of the intensive care unit that helped deliver and care for them.
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Local/State Dispatches
Maine labor-union case heads to court / Lewiston man who hit boy near school bus indicted / Maine company offers gas-station app … and more news from around the state.
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Celtics bop Blazers
The 104-86 win comes after Boston had suffered its worst setback Wednesday in more than six years.
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Police report details of skier death
After a skier died in an ambulance, the driver returned to the resort rather than fight through a snowstorm to the hospital.
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Independent King backs Obama’s re-election bid
But did the U.S. Senate candidate cut a deal with Democrats? ‘That’s complete hogwash,’ he answers.
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A trooper’s fate
Robin Parker, who pleaded guilty to drunken driving, retains his certification but risks its loss if he is involved in other misconduct.
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Thornton, Greely hope form holds
The Trojans and Rangers are favored in today’s boys’ hockey state championship games.
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People & EntertainmentVan Dyke weds makeup artist
LOS ANGELES – Dick Van Dyke is a very happy newlywed at age 86, his spokesman said Friday. Van Dyke and makeup artist Arlene Silver, 40, were married last week in a small Leap Day ceremony at a Malibu chapel near the actor’s home, publicist Bob Palmer said. “I’ve never seen him happier. She adds […]
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Battle of the breakfasts: It’s good to be toast
SOUTH PORTLAND – Near the end of the Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off on Friday, it became clear that there was going to be a showdown. Reed Gordon, the 15-year-old son of Sea Dog Brewing Co. chef Chris Gordon, moseyed up to The Good Table’s display, dozens of colorful beaded necklaces around his neck. Each necklace was […]