The 28-nation EU is reacting against Trump-ordered tariffs on steel and aluminium that are set to go into effect next week.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Watch the video: Blogger says LePage shoved her; he says she was chewing in his face
An unusual encounter between Maine’s governor and a Portland blogger is captured on video Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
New Balance gets $17.3 million contract to provide military footwear
The company employs 1,000 people at manufacturing plants in Norway, Skowhegan and Norridgewock.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Plans underway to add one more to Portland’s craft brewery hub
Definitive Brewing Co. would join several other breweries in the Riverton neighborhood.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Attorney for laid-off workers demands LePage administration reopen Downeast prison
With a judge finding that the closure of the Downeast Correctional Facility has caused ‘irreparable harm’ to workers, the attorney says the state has to reopen the prison or at least return employees to ‘paid status with back pay.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Falmouth theater getting hate calls for staging play with Holocaust theme
The artistic director for Footlights Theatre sent a note to supporters outlining some of the calls and why they affirm his belief that the play is worth doing.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Flat sales for 2017 mean L.L. Bean will cut close to 100 jobs, and workers won’t get bonuses
The Freeport-based retailer will reduce its workforce by about 10% overall, with the eliminated positions and early retirements.
Posted inBeach to Beacon, News, Sports
Sports Digest: Registration for 4,000 Beach to Beacon race slots fills in 19 minutes
This year’s 10K road race will be held Aug. 4 in Cape Elizabeth.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Engineering firm behind collapsed Miami bridge helped design Maine bridges
FIGG Bridge Engineers worked on major bridge projects in Maine, including the Penobscot Narrows and Sarah Mildred Long bridges.