The best-selling author’s recent book, ‘The Stars are Fire,’ was inspired by the wildfires that swept Maine in 1947.
March 2018
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
Judge orders cancer warning for coffee sold in California
Coffee companies argue that it’s not feasible to remove the carcinogen acrylamide from their product without ruining the flavor. But if the ruling stands, it could impact consumers across the U.S.
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Posted inFeatured Property, Real Estate
Intown Hallowell home has a wonderful history, wealth of features
The Hubbard House combines a Federal-style home and a Cape with Greek Revival elements.
Posted inNation & World
Russian snooping raises alarm about vital undersea cables linking the world
The Russians ‘are doing their homework and, in the event of a crisis or conflict with them, they might do rotten things to us,’ says a Russian military expert.
Posted inLife & Culture
Travel Channel films at The Holy Donut on Friday
The Scarborough location will be the setting for a future episode of ‘Food Paradise.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Windham schools closed Friday as police investigate bomb threat
The threat was found written on a bathroom wall Thursday afternoon.
Posted inMaine
Staff Photo of the Day: Friday, March 30
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Slow transit is the way to go for lobsters, says shipper with a ‘revolutionary’ idea
Live Stor Americ says its system using irrigated, cooled ship containers is cheaper and lowers mortality, but some dealers say it doesn’t mesh well with how the industry works.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State and Cianbro trade blame as new bridge opens 7 months late
The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge project is the state’s most expensive, and records show it appears to be the most contentious, with a dispute over millions in payments likely to come next.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Uncontested races usher bad candidates into office
If the right people don’t step up, the wrong people will have access to positions of power.