BRUNSWICK A Brunswick Landing company is looking to hire 115 seasonal workers. SaviLinx is a contact center company providing business process services as an outsourcing partner for federal, state and local government and commercial clients. In a press release, the company stated it “anticipates that some positions will convert to permanent positions. Employees who worked […]

BRUNSWICK — Elizabeth LaPierre, the senior staff attorney in Cumberland & Sagadahoc Counties Legal Services for the Elderly, will discuss issues affecting seniors legal rights including the preparation of legal documents, planning and services offered by the LSE. LSE provides persons age 60 and over with free legal advice regarding health care, health insurance, Medicare, […]

TOPSHAM — Jeanne Billings of Mt. Ararat High School is the 2017-18 recipient of the Financial Educator of the Year Award by the Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. Billings will receive a $500 financial education grant from Machias Savings Bank and a trip to the National Jump$tart Educator Conference in Washington, D.C. in […]

AUGUSTA Lawmakers have begun diving into the issue of land conservation programs, which supporters say benefit surrounding communities and Republican Gov. Paul LePage has often derided as a tax giveaway for wealthy interests. LePage has, for years, criticized lawmakers for catering to wealthy groups and individuals whom he claims enjoy scenic views on taxexempt land […]

WASHINGTON House Republicans are moving to restrict the president’s ability to protect millions of acres of federal land considered historic, geographically significant or culturally important. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, said presidents of both parties have misused the 1906 Antiquities Act to create oversized monuments that hinder energy development, grazing and other uses. Bishop, chairman of […]

ROCKPORT (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ announcement about her political future is going to be made at an event in Rockport, Maine Her office said she’ll announce her decision on whether to stay in the Senate or to run for governor in Maine on Friday at an event sponsored by the Penobscot Bay Regional […]

MADISON (AP) — Maine’s largest solar array is now fully operational as the final 25 percent of the 26,000-panel array was brought online this week. The final part of the farm in Madison was brought online Wednesday, and the array will generate enough electricity to power 700 homes. The Portland Press Herald reports the farm […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill authored by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Susan Collins of Maine that would establish a national commission of health care experts on diabetes care and prevention is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk. Shaheen, a Democrat, and Collins, a Republican, say the legislation would bring together public […]

GORHAM (AP) — A prominent Maine businessman has joined the Republican Party as he considers a second bid for governor. Shawn Moody announced Tuesday he had joined the Republican Party. The 57- year-old Gorham business owner previously ran as an independent for Maine governor in 2010. Moody, who owns a chain of auto body shops […]

LINCOLNVILLE (AP) — The drummer for the band Phish is trying to raise lead poisoning awareness after an alarming experience with his young son. The Bangor Daily News reports Jon Fishman and his wife, Briar, learned in 2014 that their toddler son had elevated levels of lead in his system. The couple says they had […]