The final act is near for the area’s two big paper makers, which once employed 4,000.
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Posted inMaine
Maine trooper extinguished fire while man was pinned inside burning truck, officials say
Cpl. Diane Vance used a fire extinguisher to douse a fire after Eric Bachand crashed in Belgrade.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine and Quebec to develop electric car charging network
Gov. Paul LePage and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard propose putting charging stations along a corridor linking the province and the state as a way to promote tourism.
Posted inMaine, News
Arundel students to stay at middle school in Saco, at least for now
The contract between RSU 21 and Thornton Academy Middle School expires at the end of the school year and there is an ongoing dispute about whether Arundel students will retain the right to choose middle schools.
Posted inBusiness, News
Amazon to lease 20 Boeing 767s to expand delivery network
The Seattle-based company wants to lessen its dependence on United Parcel Service and FedEx, which have sometimes run into delays during the busy holiday season.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Online auction to benefit cancer community center
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Cancer Community Center will host its 13th annual online auction from March 14-23 to support the programs and services provided to Mainers who’ve been affected by cancer. This year’s auction for the center, located at 778 Main Street in South Portland, includes more than 400 items and is expected to raise approximately […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Town, charter school working together on Mitchell Field campus
HARPSWELL — The town and Harpswell Coastal Academy have agreed – although informally – to move forward on the charter school’s proposed “Propeller Project” at Mitchell Field. At a workshop Monday afternoon, representatives from HCA sat down with selectmen and town staff to flesh out the details of a project first pitched by the school to […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bowdoin awarded science grant worth nearly $600K
BRUNSWICK — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced in a joint statement March 7 that the National Science Foundation has awarded a nearly $600,000 grant to Bowdoin College. The award was made to an ongoing plant physiology project led by Bowdoin Professor Bruce Kohorn. Some of the grant will be used to fund undergraduate student […]
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Second ‘Matrix’ co-director-sibling comes out as a trans woman
Lilly Wachowski, formerly Andy, decides to make public what was known already to her friends and family.
Posted inFood, Maine, News
Charcuterie maker in Unity faces challenges from Maine food regulations
Matthew Secich garnered a lot of attention when he opened his shop selling cured meat and cheese in the Amish community.