The sunken ship’s owner agrees to pay each family $500,000 for suffering and an unspecified amount for economic loss.
2016
Bird droppings cited as cause of N.Y. nuclear reactor shutdown
Bird poop apparently caused an electric arc between wires to a transmission tower and automatically shut down the reactor.
Financial industry hires, promotions, other news
NEW FACES Ocean Communities Federal Credit Union hired three employees for its team. Stephanie Hatch was hired as a teller at the Kennebunk branch. Taylor Williams and Kristine Bernier were hired as call center representatives for the credit union’s Sanford branch. Heather Willey-Toussaint, of Minot, joined TD Bank as branch manager in Portland. Prior […]
New hires across Maine
NEW HIRES Michelle Whitney joined Huffard House, a boutique interior design firm in South Portland. She is in charge of the company’s new Home Staging services. She is a certified home stager and redesigner. She previously worked at Diversified Communications, as well as created and owned Maisey Mae Designs. Hancock Lumber has hired […]
U.S. agriculture secretary critical of LePage’s food stamp benefit cuts
Secretary Tom Vilsack says the people disqualified have not been given enough help to find work or learn skills.
House votes to allow parents of children abused at Maine day care center to sue state
Gov. Paul LePage is likely to veto the bill to waive immunity for the DHHS if it passes in the Senate.
Good chance lobster season will start ‘extremely early’
Researchers say warmer waters in the Gulf of Maine indicate that lobsters will arrive weeks sooner than usual, but the industry is better prepared than in chaotic 2012.
Offshore wind projects on East Coast see renewed interest
An industry advocacy group says the expected closure of a number of coal and nuclear energy plants in New England in the coming years presents an opportunity for the industry.
Bail set for N.H. man accused of dangling daughter over river
A police officer says the man let her go and had her hold onto the rails as he took a photo.
Judges’ questions suggest appeals court will restore Tom Brady’s suspension
The three-judge panel is tough on lawyers for both the NFL and the players’ union in Thursday’s hearing on the Deflategate case.
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