A $16 million renovation has converted Thayer Hospital into the state’s largest outpatient facility.
October 2014
Posted inNation & World
Lava may force Hawaiians to flee
Authorities are keeping residents informed as the Kilauea volcano’s lava picks up its pace.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Despite good wages, lobster processing is a hard sell
The ability to find and retain qualified workers hampers the industry’s rapid expansion.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Republicans try cozying up to Social Security
Since older voters typically dominate the electorate in non-presidential years, the shift is not surprising.
Posted inNation & World
Tours resume at Canadian Parliament on Monday
But security will remain heightened.
Posted inNation & World
Google executive breaks records, sound barrier during supersonic skydive
He rides a balloon to an altitude of 135,890 feet, then reaches a velocity of 822 mph during freefall.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Market Basket will open five new stores in Massachusetts
BOSTON — A New England supermarket chain that was nearly brought to its knees by a feud among owners and a revolt by workers is quickly putting the turmoil behind it. Ousted CEO Arthur T. Demoulas returned to Market Basket after making an offer of more than $1.6 billion in late August to buy out […]
Posted inOutdoors
Birding: A good time to look at our understanding of migration
The sighting of a barnacle goose raises a few interesting questions.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture
Shakira, Fisher-Price launching toy line
All of the proceeds will benefit her Barefoot Foundation, which provides education and nutrition to children in impoverished areas of her native Colombia.
Posted inNation & World
Egypt vows to retaliate after 31 troops are killed
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says he will take drastic measures to uproot the extremists.