An AAA safety study analyzed research that showed the less sleep, the higher the accident rate.
December 2016
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Former UMaine coach Joanne P. McCallie doesn’t need a scouting report
McCallie, now the Duke coach, has a game Thursday against Elon – her daughter’s team.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Power line from Canada wins key federal permit
The line will run under Lake Champlain to deliver hydropower to southern New England.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Cornville charter school wins approval to add pre-K and high school
The school will become the first charter school in Maine to offer such programming.
Posted inBusiness
Supreme Court backs Samsung in payment skirmish with Apple
Countering an appeals decision, Samsung may not be required to pay all the profits earned from phone models using Apple-patented features, as they are only a tiny part of the devices.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Three former Colby College students plead guilty to dumpster prank
The trio, who set the fire hours before a commencement exercise last May, will have their charges dismissed in a year if they meet certain conditions.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Watching screens 9 hours a day, parents see themselves as role models for children’s media use, study shows
The head of Common Sense Media says ‘there’s really a big disconnect’ between what parents do and what they want their children to do with TV, computers and other screen devices.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Mind-controlled robotic hand improves patients’ grasp
A small-scale study tests a device that responds to brain activity and eye movement.
Posted inSports
Big games for Warriors? Al Attles has seen it all
Attles played in Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, coached Rick Barry in a 64-pointer and watched Klay Thompson drop 60 on Monday night.
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College football notebook: Former Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam found dead in Colorado park
Salaam, who won the trophy in 1994, was 42.