The measure would require large companies like Amazon pay about $500 a year per worker.
May 2018
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
NBA playoffs: As Celtics regroup, 76ers on guard
Philadelphia trails 3-1 in the best-of-seven series, but showed some spunk in Game 4 that Boston must shut down.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Acadia visitors spent a record $284 million last year
The annual analysis by the National Park Service shows the cumulative benefit to the local economy was about $338 million.
Posted inNation & World
Judge approves settlement to grant Texas inmates air conditioning
The lawsuit was filed in 2014 by six inmates who said the brutal heat at the Wallace Pack Unit was unconstitutionally cruel punishment.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine’s congressional delegation splits along partisan lines on Trump’s Iran decision
While Sen. Collins and Rep. Poliquin, Republicans, say the agreement is flawed, independent Sen. King and Democratic Rep. Pingree criticize the president’s action, saying it hurts relations with U.S. allies.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball: Biddeford answers challenge, tops Deering 13-3
Despite an early 2-1 deficit, the Tigers erupt to score seven runs in the third inning and surge to a big victory over the Rams.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner called ‘one of the best’ in U.S.
The National Association of Medical Examiners grants the office full accreditation and says its staff is ‘committed to high professional standards.’
Posted inMaine, New England, News
Massachusetts jury finds driver not guilty in 2014 crash that killed Portland theater co-founder
Susan Reilly and her husband, the actor Tony Reilly, who was seriously injured in the crash, were the co-founders and driving force behind the American Irish Repertory Ensemble in Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Minnesota family in victim protection program suing Wells Fargo
The lawsuit alleges the bank and one of its mortgage bankers put the family at risk when it sent mail bearing the mother’s name to a secret location.
Posted inMaine
Dorris Farrar, Maine’s oldest person, has died at 111 (Video: She charmed Sen. Angus King)
The Bar Harbor native remained sharp and kept her sense of humor.