Life-threatening hazards include snakes, submerged sharp objects, bacterial infections and disease-carrying mosquitoes.
September 2018
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Collins among handful of Republican senators calling for hearing on accusations against Kavanaugh
The hearing is announced just hours after she and several colleagues said the Supreme Court nominee and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, should testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Posted inMaine, News
Portland clears way for big parking garage on eastern waterfront
The City Council unanimously approves a zoning change to allow for the structure, which will include ground-floor retail and upper-level office space.
Posted inNation & World
2 million U.S. teens are vaping marijuana
E-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, but many of the battery-powered devices can vaporize other substances.
Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ soccer: Cape Elizabeth pull away for win over Freeport
Cape Elizabeth scores three second-half goals to beat Freeport and run its winning streak to six.
Posted inNation & World
Senate passes sweeping opioids package
The package of 70 bills costs $8.4 billion and creates, expands and renews programs across multiple agencies.
Posted inTimes Record
L.L. Bean now home to Maine’s largest electric vehicle charging station
FREEPORT — L.L. Bean’s retail campus in Freeport is now home to Maine’s largest electric vehicle charging station after adding eight Level II chargers over the summer. The addition gives Midcoast motorists and tourists another public option to charge up in a state where public charging stations can be hard to come by, forcing advanced trip […]
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick extends moratorium on new homeless shelters as Tedford plans for a new facility hangs in limbo
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Town Council on Monday unanimously extended a moratorium by six months that would prevent plans for a new homeless shelter from moving forward. The town, meanwhile, will await recommendations from its Shelter Task Force. The decision further delays Tedford Housing’s push to build a new homeless shelter in Brunswick, replacing outdated […]
Posted inTimes Record
Topsham seeing relief with EMS agreement after responding to Bowdoinham calls
Topsham — After responding to a string of mutual aid calls to Bowdoinham, Topsham will now get reimbursed if it has to go to Bowdoinham. The action was spurred in response to Bowdoinham entering into a $25,000 contract with the for-profit North East Mobile Health Services in July. “We were being a good neighbor and assisting Bowdoinham,” […]
Posted inTimes Record
Maine dealers say China is further inflating prices on U.S. lobster as part of tariff war
Maine lobster dealers say China is improperly inflating the market price of lobster to increase its punitive tariffs on U.S. live lobster imports. Chinese customs officials have been calculating the 25 percent tariff on U.S. lobsters based on the market value of higher-priced Canadian hard-shell lobsters, the dealers say. U.S. firm-shell lobsters usually cost $3 […]