The action will roll from pre-dawn voting in New Hampshire to late-night poll closings in Alaska, but Virginia and Utah may foreshadow the outcome.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine ports gearing up to export wood chips to Europe
Investors are preparing Eastport and Searsport to send chips to Europe to feed biomass generators there.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Man guilty of burglary, theft warns youths about dangers of addiction
The Madison resident, 28, recalls how painkillers and heroin put him on a rocky path.
Posted inBusiness
Consumer borrowing rose in September
The increase could be a sign that gains in jobs and wages are making Americans more comfortable with debt.
Posted inBusiness
Rates on store credit cards climb to new heights
Interest rates on cards offered by the nation’s largest retailers average 23.34 percent, a survey finds.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland may change zoning for nonconforming lots, reduce minimum size for building
Over 20 requests to build homes on such properties are on hold as the city has hearings on the revisions.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: City favors condos, B&Bs over shorter-term, Airbnb-style rentals
I’ve owned an apartment building in Portland’s West End, in an R-6 zone, since 1979. During that time, the neighborhood has gone through many changes. Across the street is a bed-and-breakfast with a restaurant open to the public. A halfway house moved into the building on my right. The six-unit apartment building to my rear […]
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Letter to the editor: Divert money from military to rescuing the environment
The fifth annual Maine Peace Walk began Oct. 11 from the Penobscot Nation on Indian Island and ended Oct. 26 at the Kittery Naval Shipyard with a protest vigil at the village gate. Participants walked to bring attention to the need to come together and realize that the people must protect the Earth’s environment. The […]
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Letter to the editor: When you’re in a predicament, you can count on Mainers
I knew I adored Maine, and now I have another reason that I do! Our rental car died on the highway just outside the Portland jetport, 55 minutes before our flight. We were stranded with our luggage on the highway – waiting for a ride that would take 15 minutes to get there. Then this […]
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Letter to the editor: Heed the warning signs, get your well water tested
This message needs to get around to everyone who has a well. The fact that the incidence of bladder cancer in Maine is 20 percent higher than the national average should catch Mainers’ attention. So should the fact that less than half of the Maine people using wells get their water tested. It is also […]