The company has committed to building a massive factory in Wisconsin, but questions have arisen over whether it can follow through.
2019
Posted inMaine, News
Two stabbed under highway overpass; Portland man arrested
Police said a man and a woman were stabbed under the Deering Avenue overpass of 295; Portland man arrested.
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Posted inTimes Record
Two New Yorkers accused of setting Richmond house, car on fire to settle drug debt
RICHMOND — Maine drug enforcement agents and state fire marshals have charged a man and woman from New York City with selling heroin and attempting to burn down a Richmond house Wednesday to settle an alleged drug debt. Fire marshals have charged 26-year-old Todd Dickson and 25-year-old Joris Gomez, both of New York City, with […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Getting the job done
LYMAN – A small rural fire department is breaking gender norms. Goodwins Mills Fire Department serves the towns of Dayton and Lyman, with populations just under 2,000 and 4,400, respectively. The fire department is 33 percent female, according to Chief Roger Hooper, with 50 percent of full-time employees women and 100 percent of live-in college […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Three injured in Kennebunk turnpike crash
KENNEBUNK — Three people, all of North Yarmouth, were taken to a Portsmouth, New Hampshire, hospital for treatment after their vehicle veered off the Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk on Thursday and struck a tree. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the noon time crash took place in the southbound lane when a Subaru Outback […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Facebook bans extremists including Louis Farrakhan and Alex Jones
The bans are likely to be welcomed by civil rights activists, who have long argued that social media platforms should avoid being used to spread violent and hateful views.
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RSU 73 food service director arrested, charged with driving drunk
A Franklin County sheriff’s deputy who conducted a traffic stop said a Freeman Township driver showed signs of intoxication.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Senate passes bill that keeps religious exemptions to vaccines but clashes with House bill
The version that won initial approval in the Senate on Thursday would eliminate only philosophical exemptions to school-required vaccinations.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate upholds Trump veto of resolution to end involvement in Yemen
The legislation would have ended U.S. support for the Saudi-led military coalition operating in Yemen.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Women’s hockey stars announce boycott in demand for 1 league
Unhappy with the status quo, more than 200 of the world’s top female hockey players declared Thursday they will not compete in North America next season in a dramatic attempt to establish a single, economically viable professional league. The players announced their decision in a joint statement released to The Associated Press before being posted […]