October 2018 – Page 397 – The Portland Press Herald

California law requiring women on boards faces challenges

by ALEXANDRA OLSON and MATT OTT Associated Press October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

But the law has already highlighted the entrenched practices and barriers that have helped keep women out of boardrooms.

Business, Nation & World

California startup turns to robots for farm labor

by MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

Robots are key to a new wave of agriculture that aims to raise produce in metropolitan areas while conserving water and sidestepping the high costs of human labor.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Site work for new Bath high school underway

by NATHAN STROUT Times Record October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

Construction the $74 million school for students from Bath, Arrowsic, Woolwich and Phippsburg is slated to begin in March and finish by the fall of 2020.

Times Record, Times Record Sports

Boston Bruins: Halak stops 32 shots; Bruins rebound to beat Sabres, 4-0, in NHL action

by JOHN WAWROW The Associated Press October 4, 2018October 11, 2018

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Brad Marchand was relieved in seeing how the Boston Bruins went from what the forward called “brutal” one night to much better the next. Marchand set up all four goals and Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots in a 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, a day after Boston opened the season […]

Maine

Motorcyclist remains in serious condition after collision in Saco

by Dennis Hoey October 4, 2018October 5, 2018

Lee Pratt, 59, of Buxton, was injured in a crash in Saco on Wednesday.

Business, Nation & World

Amazon’s new $15 minimum wage rankles some of its longtime warehouse workers

by JOSEPH PISANI Associated Press October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

Those already earning at least that much will be paid an extra $1 an hour, but they also will lose two valuable benefits, resulting in a net loss overall.

Times Record

Bowdoin students gather to urge Sen. Collins to vote “no” on Kavanaugh

by Hannah LaClaire October 4, 2018November 12, 2019

BRUNSWICK — Cries of “If you believe her, vote no” rang out across Bowdoin College Thursday evening as hundreds of students gathered to urge Sen. Susan Collins to vote no on the confirmation of Supreme Court candidate Brett Kavanaugh and to stand with Christine Blasey Ford and other survivors of sexual assault. Students walked out […]