Big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google announced tens of thousands of job cuts this month.
2023
Posted inMaine, News
Storm brings accidents, power outages, nearly a foot of snow to most of Maine
As of 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, 36,062 CMP customers had lost power, with all but 48 of them in York County.
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: How flood forecasting in real time, with block-by-block data, could save lives
THE CONVERSATION — The extreme flooding and mudslides across California in recent weeks took many drivers by surprise. Sinkholes swallowed cars, highways became fast-moving rivers of water, entire neighborhoods were evacuated. At least 20 people died in the storms, several of them after becoming trapped in cars in rushing water. As I checked the forecasts on my cellphone […]
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Things to Do: Theater, puppets and dance productions
See ‘Crimes of the Heart’ at the St. Lawrence Arts Center.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Is the Doomsday Clock about to move closer to midnight?
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ clock was first set at the start of the Cold War. On Tuesday, we’ll find out how much closer the world is to self-destruction in 2023.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Scammers may be using up 207 numbers
The issue of 207 area code availability has come up, with the Maine Public Utilities Commission investigating T-Mobile for their number forecasting practices. I’m not sure what the results have been, but I have to say that I am extremely tired of getting what seems like endless calls from numbers with the 207 area code […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Face the Music: Pianist Kafari collaborates with animator Dr. Scribbz for multimedia performance
Signer-songwriter Lisa/Liza opens the show at Space.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Oscar nod expected for Maine native’s work on ‘Avatar’ sequel
Eric Saindon, originally from Gorham, was the senior visual effects supervisor on the blockbuster film and is considered a favorite for his third Oscar nomination.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture
By taking on this risky play, Mad Horse makes its point about censorship
The local production of ‘Quills,’ written in 1995 by Broadway veteran and Pulitzer winner Doug Wright, is about the controversial Marquis de Sade, and the theater’s creative artists say its message is as timely as ever.
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Immigrant advocates in Maine praise new refugee resettlement program
The Welcome Corps will enlist private citizens to help resettle refugees but some wonder how it will interact with agencies that have been doing the work for decades.