Company holds job fair, plans to fill 45 positions A company that’s involved in a natural-gas distribution project in central Maine plans a job fair to fill 45 positions. Summit Natural Gas of Maine will hold the job fair Wednesday at the Senator Inn in Augusta. The company’s looking to fill positions for permanent non-construction […]
2013
Posted inNation & World
U.S. soldier fatally stabbed by teenager in Afghanistan
The American death toll rises sharply in March with an increase in fighting as warmer weather arrives.
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Maine Milestones
The Huskies Blues, a bantam hockey team with players from Gorham, Westbrook, Windham, Scarborough, Biddeford, Buxton, Standish and Waterboro, finished their season by winning the Casco Bay Hockey Tournament, held March 22-24 at the University of New England. The Blues went 4-0 in the tournament, with victories over Central Connecticut, the Casco Bay Flyers and […]
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Study: Algae in Lake Erie ‘new normal’
A 2011 bloom, fueled by phosphorous from farms and an unfavorable weather pattern, is seen as part of a trend.
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Crawdaddy founder Paul Williams dies at 64
LOS ANGELES — Paul Williams was returning to his dorm room when a fellow student relayed a message that was radical even for the 1960s: “Hey, Williams! You got a phone call from Bob Dylan.” Not long before, it was Paul Simon who had rung Williams up on the hallway pay phone. He too wanted […]
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Markets dip on lagging growth
A strategist says earnings would have to be outstanding to drive the market higher.
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J.C. Penney pursuing that mini-mall feel
The latest step is a fresher home product section with boutiques and new brands.
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Clerical error freed suspected killer
A man suspected of killing Colorado’s state prison chief was released from custody years early.
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Red Sox Notebook: Good start for Iglesias, but Drew looms
NEW YORK — He is the other rookie. And Jose Iglesias had himself a day. Iglesias, the shortstop playing in place of injured Stephen Drew, went 3 for 5 with three infield singles, adding an RBI and a run. Iglesias did not disappoint with the glove, handling every play flawlessly, including the swift turn of […]
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David Ignatius: A tool to fill the power gap, even during the U.S. drawdown
A planned global network of special operations forces will send agile commandos on unconventional missions.