New England has lost two straight games in December, when it usually turns it on.
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Posted inMaine, News
Young donor to sick kids fell ill himself – then tripled his gifts to children’s hospital
‘Sam the Bottle Man’ Rideout, 10, had raised funds and donated toys for two years. Then, motivated further by his own experience, he delivered $6,371 in gifts and donations on Monday.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Delivery by drone must wait: Amazon’s building a network of human drivers
To keep up with demand, the company has been shifting its shipping load to mom-and-pop startup businesses.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Tom Caron: Even as champs, Red Sox need to reinvent themselves
A shake-up in the bullpen is just one way Boston will have a different look in 2019.
Posted inNation & World
Deported immigrants flown back on ‘ICE Air
Deportation flights are big business: The government has spent about $1 billion on them in the last decade.
Posted inMaine
Collision closes Route 1 in Woolwich for nearly 4 hours
A woman is injured after her car collides with a tractor-trailer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s minimum wage to go up to $11 an hour on Jan. 1
A law approved by voters in 2016 will add $1 to the minimum wage at the start each of the next two years.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Libertarians lose party status in Maine because of low vote count
Only 6,168 registered Libertarians in Maine voted last month, well below the 10,000 needed to maintain official party status.
Posted inVarsity Maine
Maine-based concussion research group receives NFL grant
The Maine Concussion Management Initiative will get $475,000, funds it plans to use to increase concussion reporting by high schools.
Posted inBusiness
Best Buy employee inspires company’s new child-care benefit
Best Buy’s backup child-care benefit covers up to 10 hours of child care at a day-care center or at an employee’s home.