A criminal investigation into the May crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 will now get underway.
December 2016
Posted inBusiness, News
Claims for unemployment benefits fall to 254,000
Claims have been below 300,000 for 93 straight weeks.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland councilor 'doing well' after heart surgery
SOUTH PORTLAND — City Councilor Brad Fox is recovering from quadruple bypass surgery after a heart attack last week. Fox had surgery Dec. 13 and said in a text message Wednesday that he was “really doing well,” after being admitted to Maine Medical Center in Portland on Dec. 7. Fox, 69, said he started having chest […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
The mystique of Goldman Sachs, and why presidents are drawn to it
The firm’s occasionally dodgy public reputation is outweighed by the deference it commands in circles of power for a reason.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth enacts waiting period for marijuana businesses
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council has enacted an emergency 90-day moratorium on retail marijuana businesses. The council on Dec. 12 also voted to apply for a grant from the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System to fund $500,000 in sidewalk and stormwater improvements in the town center. The moratorium on retail marijuana businesses, which went into […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Britain approves making babies from DNA of 3 people
On a case-by-case basis, the U.K will allow scientists to modify eggs or embryos before they are implanted.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
New Topsham high school passes 2 straw-poll hurdles
TOPSHAM — The components and costs of a new School Administrative District 75 high school, including locally funded elements like an artificial turf field, were supported by residents Wednesday in two non-binding votes. The straw polls, held at the to-be-replaced Mt. Ararat High School, are the 12th step in a 21-part, state-mandated process. Residents of […]
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Brunswick will explore later school start times
BRUNSWICK — During its final meeting of the year Wednesday, the School Board decided to investigate the benefits and challenges of later school start times after survey data indicated a community-wide interest in the idea. This fall, Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski asked department principals to gauge interest in the change, which might allow students to […]
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Booming border cities worry that ending NAFTA would hurt economies
In Laredo, the nation’s busiest inland port, about 14,000 tractor-trailers cross the border daily and local officials say roughly 1 in every 3 jobs benefits from international trade.
Posted inPolitics
California Gov. Jerry Brown draws line in the sand with Trump on environment
He vows to fight if the federal government ‘starts messing with’ the state’s renowned science facilities, such as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.