With the impending blizzard expected to drop as much as 2 feet of snow in some parts of Maine, the high school state cheerleading and wrestling championships scheduled Saturday have been postponed, and many other local sports events also have been affected. The wrestling championships were supposed to be held at the Augusta Civic Center, […]
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Posted inLife & Culture
Roberts returning to morning show Feb. 20
The ‘Good Morning America’ co-host took a leave of absence for treatment of a rare blood disorder.
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Boys’ Basketball Notebook: All signs point to a York-Falmouth showdown
The upcoming Western Class B tournament just got a lot closer, at least at the top. No. 2 York handed No. 1 Falmouth a 65-39 thumping on Tuesday. Falmouth had won its first 16 games, including a 71-51 triumph over the Wildcats on Jan. 3. They’ve both won on their home courts. What will happen […]
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Investor calls for Apple Inc. to give cash to shareholders
The company has socked away $137 billion but only has plans to pay out about $45 billion in dividends.
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Briefcase
Coalition launches website for tech career information A coalition of business leaders and Maine educators launched a website Thursday to help students and job seekers get information about pursuing tech careers. Project Login, the brainchild of Educate Maine and the University of Maine System, is funded by Bangor Savings Bank, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Idexx […]
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Housing recovery may not break records
The housing sector is in a recovery mode, but the growth in sales comes off low levels.
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Setback for Boeing: NTSB red-flags batteries
The board raises doubts about whether Boeing can fix the problem by adding a few quick safeguards.
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January sales tapered off as deals dried up
NEW YORK – Sometimes, the devil is in the deals. Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in strong sales during the month for retailers. But spending is expected to slow as the deals dry up, and as Americans begin to digest rising gas prices and a 2 percent payroll tax increase that […]
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Bridge champion Ira Rubin dies
EDISON, N.J. – A champion bridge player considered one of the game’s great theorists and nicknamed The Beast because of the intensity of his play has died in New Jersey. Ira Rubin was 82. Eden Memorial Chapels said Rubin died Wednesday at a hospice in Edison. The American Contract Bridge League said Rubin earned 19 […]
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States seeking stricter cap on greenhouse gases
Maine is part of the nine-state initiative proposing a lower level of carbon dioxide emissions.