Portland-based MaineHealth, the state’s largest private employer, is adding paid parental leave to its employee benefits package beginning Oct. 1. Several of Maine’s largest employers now offer some form of paid leave for mothers and fathers following the birth or adoption of a child, including Hannaford, Walmart, L.L. Bean, Unum, Wex and Idexx. MaineHealth’s new […]
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Command change for Civil Air Patrol Maine Wing, York County Squad
BERWICK – When the Civil Air Patrol was formed in November 1941, just a week before the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II, two Maine squadrons – at Trenton, near Bar Harbor, and Portland, had already been at work since April, patrolling coastal waters. These days, there are 11 squadrons, […]
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Government association honors Biddeford for financial reporting
BIDDEFORD — For the ninth consecutive year, city officials in Biddeford have been recognized for excellence in financial reporting. According to Danica Lamontagne, Biddeford’s communications coordinator, the Government Finance Officers Association has awarded the city a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for compilation of its 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, marking the […]
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Suspended attorney Nadeau petitions for reinstatement
AUGUSTA – Attorney Robert M.A. Nadeau, who was suspended from the practice of law in Maine for two years on Oct. 1, 2017, has filed a petition with the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar for reinstatement. Nadeau was suspended by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in connection with complaints filed by the Committee […]
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Thornton Academy students named National Merit® Scholar Semifinalists
SACO — Thornton Academy is thrilled to announce that three of its students have been named National Merit® Scholar Semifinalists. Caden Falardeau, Shelby Heiman, and Anh Quynh (Madeline) Nguyen are among more than 1.5 million students in about 21,000 high schools who entered the 2020 National Merit® Scholarship Program by taking the 2018 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship […]
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ABC’s Muir hits five-year mark at ‘World News’ on the top
NEW YORK (AP) — David Muir is celebrating his fifth anniversary as “World News Tonight” anchor with something that’s rare in television: a larger audience. The ABC newscast finished its year-long season last week with an average of 8.6 million viewers a night, the Nielsen company said. It’s the third straight year ABC has won […]
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Village Idiot: Three chords and the root
Aristotle once wrote that women have fewer teeth than men. For years, that was held up as proof that one of the smartest men who ever lived was actually an idiot. “Why,” people wonder, “didn’t he just look into a woman’s mouth?” OK, let’s say he did. How many teeth would he find in your […]
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Libby Library fosters a love of reading for Jameson Elementary students
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Edith Belle Libby Library in Old Orchard Beach is doing its part to promote library patronage. Representatives of the Friends of Libby Library, a volunteer group that advocates for the Edith Belle Libby Library, located at 27 Staples St. and promotes reading, made […]
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Fourth Annual Pink Tie Party coming to Arundel
ARUNDEL — The Pink Tie Party returns to beautiful Vinegar Hill Music Theater for a festive evening of creative fare and cocktails, live music and pink attire to raise money for a great cause: to generate awareness and funds to prevent and fight cancer here in Maine. “Last year we were thrilled to raise over $80,000 through the […]
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