Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, has 2 malignant growths removed from a lung, the court announces.
2018
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Partial government shutdown begins over Trump’s $5.7 billion demand for border wall
Funding for many federal agencies runs out as a bipartisan spending deal is scuttled by the showdown over funding for 215 miles of wall on the Mexico border.
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Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
To lead Department of Labor, Mills picks someone who’s done it before
In addition to announcing Laura Fortman’s nomination to be Maine’s labor commissioner, Gov.-elect Janet Mills nominates John Rohde to lead the Workers’ Compensation Board.
Posted inBusiness
Maine unemployment under 4% for 36th straight month – and counting
But the lack of people seeking jobs will make it hard for businesses to start or expand.
Posted inBusiness, Events
Watch: Like A Boss: One-on-one with David Greene, president of Colby College
The Feb. 8 conversation was led by Lisa DeSisto, Portland Press Herald CEO and publisher.
Posted inUncategorized
Judge denies motions to dismiss charges against Camden boat captain
Rick Smith is charged with seaman’s manslaughter in connection with the death of a North Carolina man aboard his sailboat in 2015.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, sj-web
Bruce Poliquin calls proposed border wall ‘the greatest Christmas gift for America’
In his last days in the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has been pressing to help President Donald Trump get the wall he wants along the country’s border with Mexico. “The greatest Christmas gift for America is securing our borders,” the two-term, lame duck lawmaker said. He insisted that drugs coming across the border […]
Posted inMaine
Heavy rains wash out dreams of a white Christmas
Flooding led to road closures in Portland Friday morning.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Giving Back, sj-web
Norway Savings Bank donates to area non-profits
NORWAY — In recognition of a particularly strong fiscal year, Norway Savings Bank has donated $100,000, distributed among nine nonprofits serving Oxford, Androscoggin, Cumberland, York and Sagadahoc Counties in Maine. The nonprofit organizations in Oxford and Androscoggin counties are: The Progress Center, Norway; Responsible Pet Care, Norway; Oxford Hills Food Pantry, Norway; Lakes Environmental Association, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Trooper injured after his cruiser was hit by a tractor-trailer on Maine Turnpike
Maine State Police say a trooper was injured shortly after 5 a.m. Friday after his cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer near the Auburn line on the Maine Turnpike. Trooper John Davis responded to a report of two vehicles that slid off the northbound lanes near mile 70, according to a statement from Maine Public […]