Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers can legally pay disabled workers subminimum wages. Many workers never move to higher-paying jobs.
August 2024
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
‘They feel like second class’: With an unplayable field, frustrations boil in Fairfield among Lawrence field hockey players
The school district paid about $6,000 for work that didn’t improve the field and now the field hockey team will open new season without home turf.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Israel strikes aid convoy organized by U.S. nonprofit, killing 4 Palestinians
The Anera convoy was carrying medical supplies and fuel to a hospital in Rafah, and its route was coordinated in advance with the Israel Defense Forces.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Plans underway to commemorate Lewiston mass shooting anniversary
Organizers are putting together free event at The Colisèe on Oct. 25 to mark Lewiston’s darkest day.
Posted inNation & World, News
Maryland Supreme Court reinstates Adnan Syed’s convictions
Syed’s legal saga was chronicled in the hit podcast, ‘Serial,’ which examined Hae Min Lee’s killing as well as the subsequent prosecution of Syed, her former high school sweetheart.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Chebeague Island considering new $6M fire/rescue building
The town likely would have to borrow money, which requires voter approval.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
How Maine drug overdose deaths have increased in the past 25 years
Deaths continue to rise despite the wide availability of Narcan.
Posted inSports
Gauff overcomes another shaky start, rallies to reach fourth round at U.S. Open
Coco Gauff continues her quest for a repeat title by defeating Elina Svitolina, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Posted inDo This, Maine
Apple picking, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and other ways to fill the long weekend
Track down the Sook Thai mobile kitchen and see a creepy film at Space.
Posted inMaine, News
Police say man shot wife, son multiple times before he was killed on bridge between Maine, N.H.
Officials in Maine and New Hampshire on Friday released the name of the Troy, N.H., man who allegedly killed his wife and their 8-year-old son.