The painkiller’s role in the deadly opioid crisis is bringing the Sacklers a new and unwanted kind of attention.
2019
Posted inBusiness, News
Titans of beer industry betting on drinks containing cannabis
Big brewers increase their investments in marijuana producers as part of a push to revive lagging sales, but the strategy comes with risks.
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Posted inBusiness, Politics
Unemployment a maze for federal workers during shutdown
Some are hesitant to apply, knowing they will have to pay back the unemployment benefits when they finally return to work.
Posted inBusiness, News
Silicon Valley landlord rents $1,500 studio to 2 cats
The inseparable pair are living there for $1,500 a month, a good deal in the Bay Area’s super-tight housing market.
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Two arrested after assaults in Richmond
Police who went to a home on Stable Road found a person who had been struck with a brick and kicked repeatedly; a second assault victim was found on further investigation.
Posted inBusiness, News
Insiders say Maine’s real estate market will likely cool in 2019
Rising interest rates, high construction costs and economic uncertainty are all cited as contributing factors.
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Ski trail grooming by volunteers to resume at Acadia despite government shutdown
Friends of Acadia reaches an agreement with the National Park Service to allow volunteers to groom some carriage trails, which they had been barred from doing during the shutdown.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Salt wagon
Marguerite Bouvier, 93, throws road salt on patches of ice on her driveway in Auburn on Thursday. Bouvier said her wagon allows her to complete tasks that need to be done around the house. “It comes in very useful,” she said. (Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover)
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Salt wagon
Marguerite Bouvier, 93, throws road salt on patches of ice on her driveway in Auburn on Thursday. Bouvier said her wagon allows her to complete tasks that need to be done around the house. “It comes in very useful,” she said. (Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover)
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‘Negative feedback (could) lead to change’ on Monmouth roads
Concerned residents address selectmen about the conditions of public roadways.