BUCKSPORT (AP) — Verso is closing the company’s Bucksport mill, putting more than 500 people out of work, after company officials concluded that it cannot be made profitable, officials said Wednesday The Bucksport mill hasn’t been profitable for many years, and high energy costs played a role, the company said. “Our assessment indicates that it […]
October 2014
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Family Album
This old postcard, circa 1915, of an Old Orchard Beach scene shows Cliff Leary, Lawrence Mills and Earl Leary. — Submitted by Jim Leary on behalf of Jean Mills Witham, both of Saco ”¢ ”¢ ”¢ Readers are invited to submit old photographs for use in this weekly feature. Call the News Department at the […]
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Dartmouth: Sexual assault reports were up in 2013
CONCORD, N.H. — The number of sexual assaults reported at Dartmouth College increased from 24 to 35 last year, but officials said the numbers likely reflect more victims coming forward rather than an actual increase in offenses. Under the federal Clery Act, colleges and universities are required to report statistics about crime on or near their […]
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Revved up for reading
BIDDEFORD — On Wednesday, at the Biddeford Middle School Auditorium, fourth and fifth grade students at Biddeford Intermediate School were transported to Africa, taken on a fishing trip and made friends with a mountain dog. These were just some of the scenarios their teachers and other BIS staff played out before the students at the […]
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‘Brighton Beach’ is an emotional, impressive drama
To kick off its 2014-15 theatrical season, Portland Stage has re-engineered Neil Simon’s family drama, “Brighton Beach Memoirs” in an engaging fashion. The stage space has been radically stripped of all artifice. All scenic backgrounds have disappeared, and gone are all the stage curtains, plucked from their battens, revealing the bare bones of the […]
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Fall turkey season begins today
PORTLAND (AP) — Wild turkey season is underway. The fall turkey season begins today and runs until Halloween. Hunting is legal with a bow and arrow or shotgun, with a valid permit. There is a two turkey bag limit in 10 wildlife management districts in central and southern Maine. Eight other districts in central and […]
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Vikings will look to stop Nelson-Rodgers hook-up
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Building a successful working relationship between a quarterback and receiver requires a lot of time and communication. After seven years together, there are few better combinations in the NFL than the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson. A quarterback renowned for accuracy throwing to the league’s leading receiver, and […]
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Dallas ER sent Ebola-infected patient home
DALLAS — A Dallas emergency room sent a man with Ebola home last week, even though he told a nurse that he had been in disease-ravaged West Africa, and officials at the hospital are considering if they would have acted differently had the entire medical staff been aware. The decision by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital […]
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Audit: Feds overpaid state $106M for Medicaid
By BOB SALSBERG Associated Press BOSTON — A federal audit released Wednesday said the U.S. government overpaid Massachusetts nearly $106 million for Medicaid reimbursements, and recommends that the state be ordered to refund the money. The report, from the inspector general’s office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, determined the state incorrectly […]
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Bear hunting methods are working for Maine
I would like to clarify some facts about the November vote seeking to eliminate the three most effective methods used to manage a healthy and sustainable bear population in Maine. First off, Maine is not the only state that allows baiting or hounding. Multiple states allow one or more of these bear hunting methods. Maine’s […]