2016 – Page 34 – The Portland Press Herald

Applications for U.S. unemployment aid continue to fall

by JOSH BOAK associated press December 29, 2016

Weekly claims fell to 265,000, suggesting that employers are hiring and hanging on to workers.

Plenty of five- and four-star days; sorry Aries.

Cold air remained in place long enough to bring very heavy snowfall to parts of southern Maine.

by Associated Press December 29, 2016December 29, 2016

The truce will be followed by peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition forces.

by Associated Press December 29, 2016

Police Chief Matt Irwin, who used social media to warn residents, said the overdoses took place in four different locations.

by Staff report December 29, 2016December 29, 2016

It is still possible to support the fund that provides holiday toys to thousands of Maine children.

by BOB SALSBERG Associated Press December 29, 2016

The action by state lawmakers to push back the licensing of retail shops angers backers of the voter-approved measure.

The latest in a string of large-scale developments, the project would add three buildings – with units for sale or rent – to Commercial Street.

The limits imposed on opioid treatments, which take effect Sunday, are already generating opposition and may be the focus of attempted rollbacks.