Falmouth official charged over suspended license / Berwick woman escapes fire that killed cat / LePage extends rule waiver for heating fuel truck drivers … and more news from around the state.
2014
Posted inNation & World
Mass. regulators to evaluate ‘Phase 2’ casino applications
Three companies are vying to build the state’s first resort casinos.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Vitamin E found to slow progress of mild, moderate Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers say doctors might want to prescribe the vitamin for patients in the early stages of the disease.
Posted inNation & World
Nation Dispatches
NASHVILLE, Tenn. NASA says Beyonce trivializes Challenger disaster in song NASA officials say the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster “should never be trivialized” in response to a new song from Beyonce that features an audio sample recorded just after the craft exploded on takeoff, killing all seven crewmembers. The space agency issued the statement late Tuesday […]
Posted inLife & Culture
Former ‘Sopranos’ actor Lillo Brancato Jr. paroled
He’s free after serving time for a 2008 burglary conviction.
Posted inNation & World
Most of N.Y. gun-control law upheld.
A federal judge reject arguments that banning large-capacity magazines and sales of certain semi-automatic weapons violates Second Amendment rights.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Home price gains slowing but remain strong for year U.S. home prices rose in October from the previous year at the fastest pace in almost eight years. But price gains slowed in most U.S. cities from September to October, suggesting the increases are leveling off. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 0.2 […]
Posted inBusiness
2013 was the year of unstoppable stocks
The markets moved higher in spite of possible bad news.
Posted inLife & Culture
Carly Rae Jepsen will play Cinderella in Broadway play
NEW YORK — “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly Rae Jepsen has had her calls returned by Broadway. Producers of “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” said Sunday that the Canadian singer-songwriter will take over the role of Cinderella starting Feb. 4 for 12 weeks. She’ll take over from Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes. The Grammy Award nominee […]
Posted inNation & World
Generation on the brink: Retirement crisis looms for boomers
Aging individuals and societies around the world are not ready to meet the challenges ahead.