The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce will present Bangor Savings its President’s Award Jan. 23.
2015
Posted inNews, Politics
In Maine, health care changes in store as new laws take effect
The so-called ’employer mandate’ for insurance kicks in today; uninsured individuals will face penalties this year.
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Posted inMaine, News
What was Portland thinking in 2014? Google it
The year’s most popular Google searches show that Maine’s largest city mirrors much of the nation in its Web obsessions … but it also wonders: ‘How to crochet’
Posted inBusiness
FAA proposes fining Amazon over shipment
The agency alleges that Amazon shipped an item in violation of hazardous materials regulations.
Posted inBusiness
Mortgage rates up slightly at year end
The average rate for a conventional 30-year home loan was 3.87 percent this week, Freddie Mac said, up slightly from 3.83 percent a week ago.
Posted inBusiness
Number still low as more jobless seek benefits
Applications for aid rose last week but the four-week average has plummeted during 2014.
Posted inNation & World
Christine Cavanaugh, voice of title pig in film ‘Babe,’ dies at age 51
Cavanaugh’s voice-over credits also include skittish toddler Chuckie Finster of Nickelodeon’s ‘Rugrats,’ the youthful mad scientist Dexter in ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ on the Cartoon Network and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer-Mallard in Disney’s ‘Darkwing Duck.’
Posted inNation & World
98 passengers still missing in ferry fire
The exact number of survivors and how many were onboard to begin with are still not known.
Posted inNews
Edward Herrmann, actor famed for his FDR portrayals, dies
At 6-foot-5, and with a commanding, elegant voice, Herrmann was a charismatic presence during his decades-long career in the dramatic arts.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots in position to win championship again
As usual, New England is in the playoff mix, but it’s been nearly 10 years since its last title.