Solo called the Swedes ‘a bunch of cowards’ for focusing on defense rather than attacking the three-time defending champion U.S. team.
August 2016
Posted inMaine, News
Boy rescued by helicopter from Appalachian Trail near Greenville
The 14-year-old was in the 100-mile Wilderness when he injured his leg.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fall slightly
Strong hiring and sluggish growth mean that productivity is dropping which is not a good sign for the economy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
USDA gives grants for Maine farms and rural jobs
The agency will give $300,000 to boost rural business growth in the state.
Posted inNews, Politics
Why it matters: The backlash against free trade threatens a pillar of U.S. policy
Candidates and voters alike are skeptical and now some economists are having second thoughts about its benefits.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Court ruling produces lower tax rate in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — The town’s real estate has increased in value by $6.8 million following a Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling last week that found the assesor was unlawfully considering abutting parcels one piece of property. As a result, the final tax rate for fiscal year 2017 is lower than expected, Town Manager Tom Hall announced Monday. When the budget was […]
Posted inMaine, News
Revitalized USM announces new plans, funding
USM will boost nursing scholarships, expands ties with Reykjavik University and work on a long-range plan to make the Portland campus more cohesive.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Watson ends House bid for Brunswick School Board
BRUNSWICK — Republican candidate Byron Watson has dropped out of the state House District 51 race to run for a seat on the School Board. “There is nothing more important to me than being able to kiss my children goodnight every night,” Watson, a former School Board chairman, said in a press release. “That is why I […]
Posted inNation & World, News
For 10 years, what could be world’s biggest pearl was hidden under a bed
A fisherman says he and family members found the irregular-shaped pearl inside a giant clam that stuck to their boat’s anchor when they sought refuge from a squall on a reef.
Posted inNation & World, News
Earthquake toll rises as Italian premier promises to rebuild
More than 470 aftershocks rattle central Italy, where the search for people trapped in the rubble continues.