The 10.5-cent increase since last week, the largest jump since July 2013, reflects rising crude oil prices, maintenance at some refineries and strikes at others.
February 2015
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bangor NAACP urges Skowhegan schools to drop Indian mascot, nickname
Tribal leaders say they’re ready to meet with Skowhegan school officials to explain why they should change the school’s mascot.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Capitol Notebook: Lessons from a senator’s life
Legislators, mental health advocates and his many friends gathered last weekend to celebrate the life of Joe Brannigan, a long-serving legislator from Portland who also built Shalom House, a network of housing for the mentally ill. A Topsham native and U.S. Navy veteran, Joe gave up his early career as a Catholic priest to pursue […]
Posted inMaine, News
Snowmobiler who died on Mount Kineo identified as N.C. man
Arthur Meuse was thrown from his machine in a crash and run over by another sled.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland students win big at Boston jazz fest
The high school’s large and small ensembles each brought home awards from the largest competition of its kind.
Posted inNews
Oil truck rolls over at intersection in Gray
Nobody was hurt and no fluids have leaked.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Policy Wonk: Statewide jails need a chance to succeed
Maine has a statewide court system, a statewide Public Utilities Commission, Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation. We attempt to equalize educational opportunity by distributing school aid statewide. We have a statewide university system. Why? Because in all of these areas (and more) we realize that a statewide approach saves taxpayer money and […]
Posted inMaine, News
City, landlord agree to keep people out of uninhabitable Portland apartment
A city inspection of the apartment at 188 Dartmouth St. in Portland found that many of the code deficiencies noted in an earlier inspection weren’t addressed.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Report reveals extent of tax dodging by HSBC global clients
Academics estimate that $7.6 trillion is held in overseas tax havens, depriving governments of $200 billion a year in tax revenue, according to the ICIJ report.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
License denied by state, Portland bar Sangillo’s to close
The longtime neighborhood tavern, which police said had become a frequent source of problems, will open for the last time Saturday and close after last call Sunday morning.