Some lawmakers complain they were left out of the process and are unclear on what the state gains by removing its workers from the busy span.
2016
Posted inNation & World, News
Maine Maritime students hold wreath ceremony at site of El Faro sinking
The ill-fated cargo ship’s captain and four other crew members were graduates of the school in Castine.
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Bingham’s only market reopens quickly after small fire
Some products had to be tossed, but the store closed only for about six hours.
Posted inBusiness, News
Verso sells power plants at Jay mill to N.J. company
The company says the sale would not affect operations at the paper mill.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Tribute to Red Sox great Johnny Pesky vandalized
A large No. 6 outside Fenway Park has been marred by graffiti.
Posted inLife & Culture
Why are people scared of Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes?
Oh right, because of this.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth, Maine DOT team to market land at end of turnpike spur
FALMOUTH — About 11 acres of state-owned land on Route 1 will be made available for private development, the town and Maine Department of Transportation announced Thursday. In what MDOT Commissioner David Bernhardt called a “unique partnership” between the agency and town, the land on the east side of Route 1 at the end of […]
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Stuff-of-dreams Powerball climbs to $700 million, but don’t do the math
The jackpot was increased from the previous estimate of $675 million after no one matched all the numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing,
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland frizz fighter to take on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ Friday night
Maine entrepreneur Alanna York will make her pitch on prime-time TV for financing for a hair products business.
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Alabama chief justice denies defying U.S. Supreme Court over gay-marriage licenses
Roy Moore says he’s only seeking to resolve questions about the impact of the federal ruling that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.