Two middle school students were summoned and suspended from school for five days and one high school student was arrested and suspended for 10 days.
March 2018
Posted inBusiness
New car and truck sales fall 2 percent in February
Discounts could grow later in the year, when tax returns arrive and more people shop for vehicles.
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Posted inNation & World
Hundreds stranded as cold, snow hit Europe
Forecasters said a new storm is bringing blizzards, 60 mph winds and freezing rain to Ireland, southwestern England and Wales.
Posted inBusiness
Equifax’s massive data breach keeps getting worse
The company says 2.4 million more consumers than previously reported were affected.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. manufacturers enjoy fastest rate of monthly expansion since 2004
The gains in February came largely in the employment and inventory categories.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
LePage wants to align Maine with IRS, cut state income taxes by $111 million
The governor also offers a way to offset the reduction in revenue, but one critic says too much of the tax cut would benefit corporations and the wealthy.
Posted inBusiness
Best Buy, Kohl’s report surging sales for quarter
The upbeat reports follow strong results at other U.S. retailers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Reacting to plan for new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, Dow drops 420 points
The day starts with good news on the economy, then a big slide puts the Dow in the negative for 2018.
Posted inBusiness
Powell says Fed believes rates can go up gradually
The central bank chairman clarifies his comments earlier in the week that sent the market lower.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine superintendent warns students, staff not to participate in national gun protest
Virginia Rebar says anyone in School Administrative District 13 who walks out to take part in the national gun violence protest on March 14 will be subject to disciplinary action.