Without much fanfare (okay, I did write and voice a radio commercial noting the milestone), I recently marked 25 years of my “day job” working for a farmers cooperative. I realize lots of other people have spent at least 25 years with a single employer; but given the impact of mergers, layoffs, obsolete professions, mandatory […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘The Beekeeper’ is more zzzzz than bzzzz
“The Beekeeper” is a violent revenge fantasy that, like so many others before it, centers on a brooding male loner with a secret background and lethal skills who comes out of retirement when his [fill in the blank] is killed/kidnapped/abused. And in this formulaic fantasy, there’s a nod to the cinematic past. It comes early: […]
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine basketball, hockey polls – Jan. 11
The top 10 boys’ and girls’ basketball teams and top five boys’ and girls’ hockey teams in Maine, through games of Jan. 10.
Posted inNews
Fire chief fired in West Paris after 18 months on the job
Several firefighters spoke in defense of former Fire Chief Kevin Davis at Thursday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting, two days after Town Manager Joy Downing fired Davis.
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Biden awards $623 million to states, local governments and tribes to build EV charging network
Congress approved $7.5 billion in the 2021 infrastructure law to meet President Biden’s goal of building out a national network of 500,000 publicly available chargers by 2030.
Posted inMaine
Lewiston shooting commission to hear public testimony from police, victims
The independent commission convened by Gov. Mills has scheduled 4 meetings through early March and is inviting Army personnel who served with shooter Robert Card to speak.
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New funds will make investing in bitcoin easier. Here’s what you need to know
Nearly a dozen new bitcoin funds began trading in U.S. markets for the first time Thursday.
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Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says
The amount of renewable energy installed around the world last year grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
TA Middle School presents ‘Shrek Jr.’
SACO —Thornton Academy is going green this month, as the TA Middle School performs “Shrek The Musical Jr.,” Jan. 26 – 28. The show follows the adventures of the green ogre, Shrek, who leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. The cast and crew of […]
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Jet accident probe expands to include Boeing supplier
The Kansas-based company, which is far less prominent than Boeing, built most of the jet before handing it off to the aviation giant.