Portland police recover the snowshoe hare and pond turtle that were stolen from a Maine Audubon instructor, but the pelt of a red fox is still missing.
February 2015
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Abby's Road: Not drowning is a major accomplishment
When a person’s performance is characterized as treading water, it’s not meant as a compliment. To be treading water suggests a lack of motivation or capacity for forward progress. It implies stagnation, maybe even laziness. We learn to crawl so that we can learn to walk, and then run. We start on the junior varsity […]
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Posted inForecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Falmouth shouldn't rezone Tidewater property
In the fall of 2011, we enthusiastically purchased a house being built on Farm Gate Road in Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. We were very excited, as the Tidewater Farm Master Plan, which took several years to develop, outlined a plan that we were very comfortable with at this over-70 point in our lives. In addition, […]
Posted inBusiness, News
WEX profits dampened by foreign currency volatility
President and CEO Melissa Smith says the company is reducing its foreign currency holdings and investing in hedges to offset the impact of exchange rate losses in the future.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Large Canadian insurer picks Maine to expand, start hiring
Toronto-based Sun Life Financial, attracted by the area’s cluster of disability companies, is bringing at least 100 jobs to a satellite office it’s opening in Scarborough.
Posted inBusiness
Michelle Singletary: One couple’s rules of financial engagement
In one survey sponsored by Citi, 69 percent of participants said they avoid talking about money with their partners in order to prevent a dispute.
Posted inNews
Suspension of MBTA rail service forces cancellation of Downeaster runs
With no public trains running in Massachusetts on Wednesday because of the latest snowstorm, the trains from Maine have no way to get to Boston.
Posted inNation & World, News
Gay couples marry in Alabama amid conflicting rulings
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore, a well-known conservative firebrand, tells judges not to issue the marriage licenses while the nation’s highest court refuses to block the weddings.
Posted inCapitol Ticker
Morning Briefing 2.9.15: The lobbyists are coming
It’s still a little early, but the paid advocates whose clients could be affected by Gov. Paul LePage’s budget are already lining up to influence the state lawmakers charged with approving the spending plan. The names of the lobbyists will be familiar to those who regularly comb through the disclosure lists posted by the Maine […]