Derrick Johnson and Axel Ofori have adjusted to life in Orono, and impressed for UMaine.
September 2013
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Cantaloupe farmers face charges tied to listeria deaths
Criminal charges in food poisoning cases are rare, but authorities cite unclean packing conditions.
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Discrimination complaint involving Portland city councilor validated
A state panel urges Casco Bay Island Transit District to settle the ferry pilot’s complaint involving Nick Mavodones Jr.
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Ship captain with Maine ties jailed by court in Russia
Peter Willcox is being held after a Greenpeace protest in the Arctic was disrupted.
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Some states short on harvest workers
Farmers are raising wages and offering other incentives to get workers to stay for the season.
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S&P 500 index buoyed by news on jobs, retailers
NEW YORK – Upbeat news about jobs and retailers helped the Standard & Poor’s 500 index snap its longest losing streak of the year on Thursday. U.S. unemployment claims fell close to their lowest level in six years, the government reported, and J.C. Penney and Bed Bath & Beyond delivered encouraging news. The positive trends […]
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Norridgewock festival draws art, and some complaints
Last Breath Farm has been hosting various cultural events since 1997, but not everyone is a fan.
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Nation Dispatches
MIAMI Zimmerman’s wife says his ‘victory tour’ didn’t include her Shellie Zimmerman said Thursday that she hasn’t been able to find her estranged husband to serve him divorce papers and that she doesn’t know what he’s capable of because he has changed since he was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Shellie Zimmerman […]
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Briefcase
U.S. chamber awards grant toward northern Maine jobs Gov. Paul LePage says the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has awarded $200,000 to a program designed to create jobs in northern Maine. The governor said in a statement on Thursday that the Northern Maine Development Commission in Caribou received the grant for the Investing in Manufacturing Communities […]
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Portland restaurant inspections double, but failures decrease
The city has beefed up scrutiny, but the loss of a strict, controversial inspector and a falling non-compliance rate also affect the numbers.