Republicans and the LePage administration have pushed unsuccessfully to prohibit unions from collecting fees from workers who opt out of joining a union.
2015
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Posted inBusiness, News
Climate change means challenges and opportunities for Maine, speakers say
Presenters at an event in Brunswick say rising temperatures will affect the lobster fishery, winter recreation and the state’s forests, but Maine is positioned to benefit from renewable energy.
Posted inBusiness
FairPoint workers win Maine unemployment benefits for time on strike
Vermont workers who went on strike have also been deemed eligible for benefits, but striking workers in New Hampshire have been told they’re not.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Hops growers rush to meet rising demand from craft brewers
Some brewers have had to curtail production because of the shortage.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Old Orchard Beach homicide victim spoke of having grandson move out
That grandson, Derek Poulin, allegedly murdered Patricia Noel days later and set fire to the house where they lived.
Posted inLife & Culture
‘Becoming Us’ captures a family’s transgender journey
The ABC Family unscripted series airs its second episode Monday.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Police release security camera photo in car burglary investigation
Nearly 3 dozen burglaries were reported in Portland between Monday night and Wednesday morning.
Posted inMaine, News
Trio arrested in Waterville on drug charges
A Fairfield woman and two Boston men allegedly were bringing heroin and crack cocaine from Massachusetts to sell in the Waterville area.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth man severly injured in crash with New Gloucester school bus
NEW GLOUCESTER — A 59-year-old Yarmouth man received life-threatening injuries June 10 when his car collided head-on with a school bus carrying 10 third- and fourth-grade students on Route 231. No students were injured in the crash, but Robert Doughty Jr. of Yarmouth was taken by LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center […]