The decline has been exacerbated by the pandemic, remote working and the rise in popularity of more casual workwear when people did return to the office.
March 2023
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston man charged in Poland homicides expected in Maine court next week
Aaron Aldrich is charged with murder in the deaths of a man and a teen in Poland on Feb. 21.
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Posted inMaine
Maine lawmakers consider expanding Supreme Judicial Court’s ability to review sentences
L.D. 363 would allow anyone convicted of a crime to appeal their sentence to the Maine Sentencing Review Panel.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Man convicted in previous death pleads guilty in 1987 killing of Janet Brochu of Winslow
Gerald Goodale, 63, who’s already serving a 75-year term, entered his plea Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom and was sentenced to 32 years.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Basketball: Saturday’s state championship schedule altered by storm threat
Saturday afternoon sessions in Portland and Bangor have been postponed, but for now Class AA games are still set for Saturday night at Cross Insurance Arena.
Posted inTimes Record
Bowdoinham Select Board continues to butt heads with Recycling Barn owner
Board members claim David Berry’s vision for the Recycling Barn is nothing new and won’t save the town money at a tense Tuesday meeting.
Posted inMaine, News
Massachusetts man busted for illegal snowshoe hare trafficking in Maine
Undercover investigators offered to trap the hares for money, and Jon Rioux, 36, of Attleboro obliged, despite the fact he did not have a license or permit.
Posted inBusiness
Computer chip money underwriting ‘woke’ agenda, Republican senators say
Requiring some recipients of the $39 billion to offer child care and encouraging the use of union labor are elements of the CHIPS and Science Act funding guidelines announced Tuesday.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Snowboarder caught on video escaping New Hampshire avalanche
An onlooker managed to shoot a video of a snowboarder narrowly escaping an avalanche on Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Falmouth overcomes injuries, earns repeat trip to Class A final
Like a year ago, the Navigators will face a formidable foe in Brewer, which won its last two playoff games by a combined 84 points.