UPCOMING Thorne Head Birds, 7:30 a.m., May 31, Bath Merrymeeting Audubon and the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust will host a birding outing through Thorne Head to Whiskeag Creek. The paths provide easy walking under a canopy of mature trees. Meet at CVS to carpool or meet at the preserve parking lot at the north end […]
May 2014
All parties feeling pain of university cost-cutting
Six years of payroll data show that faculty, administration and service employees have been hit equally by a $26 million reduction.
Campaign Notebook: Maine could be bright spot for Republicans in November
The Washington Post’s Election Lab gives Republicans a 69 percent chance of taking back Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s seat
Maine Media Workshops look back to century-old technology
Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, which is known for embracing technology, builds a new lab that celebrates the traditional arts of book binding and alternative photo processes.
Vero Poblete-Howell
Chile native pulls (organic) threads together in Maine
Steve Solloway: Don’t tune out just yet, Bruins fans
Nothing beats the intensity of playoff hockey, with or without your favorite team involved.
Maine Observer: Through words, a mother is never gone
An English teacher remembers her mom through the expressions and unsolicited advice she grew up with.
On the Move
NEW HIRES • Robert Holt joined Regional Excess Underwriters in Westbrook as a branch manager and broker. Holt has more than 15 years of experience in insurance, including E&S brokerage, underwriting, and retail sales and marketing experience. He has earned the CPCU designation and holds a broker’s license. • Lynne Gawtry joined KMA Human Resources […]
Mexico struggles to sort self-defense forces from cartels as players switch sides
Gunmen readily change allegiances to better-paying or more powerful groups.
Steve Solloway: Don’t tune out just yet, Bruins fans
Nothing beats the intensity of playoff hockey, with or without your favorite team involved.