Contracts such as those at BIW are unaffected because that department already received its funds.
2019
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, Sports
Warden service offers snowmobile safety reminders in wake of season’s 1st fatality
Wearing a helmet, leaving an itinerary and driving at a speed that allows time to avoid obstacles are key steps to ensuring a safe, enjoyable outing.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England, News
In final appeal, murder conviction of Kennedy cousin is thrown out
The U.S. Supreme Court lets stand a decision in Connecticut that vacated the conviction of Michael Skakel.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Name raises questions of taste for Pho Keene Great restaurant
After the owners dish out some humor on a ‘Coming soon’ sign, Keene, New Hampshire, officials say they don’t have an appetite for clever wordplay that they deem offensive.
Posted inMaine
Portland hearing will focus on proposal to require paid sick leave
A City Council subcommittee will gather public feedback Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness
Northeast Bank to undergo restructuring
The Lewiston-based bank will eliminate its parent holding company if regulators approve.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Shutdown interrupts key training for Maine air traffic controllers
Some controllers who work in Portland and Bangor were sent back from advanced training on radar operations, and it’s uncertain whether they will be able to complete it.
Posted inNation & World
National weather forecasting weakened during shutdown
Staffers are expected to keep working for deferred pay, leading to high stress, and the nation’s premier weather model is operating poorly but there’s no one to fix it.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Waterville man wanted in stabbing arrested in Rhode Island
Extradition of Christopher Monroe sought on a charge of aggravated assault in connection with a stabbing in Skowhegan.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Government will issue tax refunds during shutdown
The IRS had furloughed most of its workforce in the shutdown, which is stretching into its third week.