The Associated Press PHIPPSBURG Frustrated by red tape and visa limits on foreign workers, tourism businesses from Maine to Missouri are turning to Puerto Ricans who are fleeing a shattered economy and devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. Bob Smith, owner of Sebasco Harbor Resort in Phippsburg, hired a halfdozen Puerto Ricans last summer for housekeeping, […]
May 2018
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Ex-Obama adviser Susan Rice gets honorary Bowdoin degree
BRUNSWICK Susan Rice, the former national security adviser to President Obama whose grandparents emigrated from Jamaica to Portland, was one of three honorary degree recipients at Bowdoin College’s 213th graduation Saturday. Although Rice’s selection for an honorary degree triggered about three dozen negative comments by alumni on Bowdoin’s website about her response to a 2012 […]
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Former President George HW Bush hospitalized
KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — The hospitalization of former President George H.W. Bush caused him to miss out on a Memorial Day parade in Maine that he traditionally attends. The 93-year-old said in a tweet Monday evening that he regrets missing the event earlier that day in Kennebunkport, down the road from his summer home. He also […]
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Head of Tide – how did it happen?
Something wonderful debuts in Topsham on June 2. It’s a new, 12 acre town park at the Head of Tide on the Cathance River. A day of festivities is planned to inaugurate the new park. (To get there, go out Middlesex Road — Route 24 — in Topsham, turn left on Cathance Road and go […]
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Taxes and elections
When it comes to taxes, elections can make a huge difference in the amount of money in our pockets. Late last year, the U. S. Congress and the Senate passed and President Donald Trump signed a bill to make sweeping changes to the federal tax code. The changes included reducing tax rates, reducing the number […]
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Letters
Supporting Mills for governor I’m a big supporter of gun safety legislation and I’m supporting Janet Mills for governor. Here’s why: I served with Janet in the Legislature and I worked with her on a lot of bills, including domestic violence bills and criminal justice reforms. She has always worked for the best interests of […]
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Today in History
Today is Tuesday, May 29, the 149th day of 2018. There are 216 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On May 29, 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit. On this date In 1453, Constantinople […]
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Calendar
TUE/29 MISCELLANEOUS WABANAKI TRADITIONS, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Meeting Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. This free Sustainable ME series talk will highlight crops and gardens of Wabanaki traditions. FMI, visit curtislibrary.com/sustainableme. PARTRIDGE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION MEETING, 6:30 p.m., North Woolwich Methodist Church fellowship room, 941 River Road, Woolwich. All are welcome. NOR’EASTERS BARBERSHOP CHORUS […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I have an extremely difficult decision to make. I recently got engaged to the love of my life. However, with this comes the decision of who should be my maid of honor. Until a couple of years ago, the choice was obvious — my cousin. Over the past couple of years, though, we’ve […]
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