Jaycie Holmquist, 12, practices a split jump on the balance beam at the Greater Rumford Community Center, while Ryleigh Taylor, 10, waits her turn. The girls are on a varsity team that competes all over Maine, gymnastics head director Louanne Thibodeau said Monday. The girls practice twice a week and participate in a regional competition […]
2019
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Lewiston job fair: Looking for the right fit
LEWISTON — Doug Stone is back where he started. Stone of Lewiston came to the Lewiston CareerCenter in search of a job during spring 2017. He was matched with a three-month course at Lewiston Adult Education. By July of that year, Stone was a certified nursing assistant and soon found employment at Russell Park Rehabilitation and […]
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Posted inBusiness, News
Shutdown interrupts key training for Maine air traffic controllers
Some controllers who work in Portland and Bangor were sent back from advanced training on radar operations, and it’s uncertain whether they will be able to complete it.
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National weather forecasting weakened during shutdown
Staffers are expected to keep working for deferred pay, leading to high stress, and the nation’s premier weather model is operating poorly but there’s no one to fix it.
Posted inBusiness, Politics
Government will issue tax refunds during shutdown
The IRS had furloughed most of its workforce in the shutdown, which is stretching into its third week.
Posted inPolitics
Unsigned contract leaves Mills administration to decide how state’s new psychiatric center will be run
Correct Care Solutions of Tennessee agreed to the incoming governor’s request not to sign the contract drawn up by the LePage administration.
Posted inBusiness
Gas prices drop a bit more in Maine
Northern New England follows the rest of the nation as prices continue to edge downward.
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Maine wardens offer reward in search for person who fatally shot a bald eagle
The eagle was spotted Dec. 26 acting abnormally on Papoose Pond in Waterford and later died, the Maine Warden Service says.
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Two suspected meth labs found in Maine, one of them after a death on Indian Island
Penobscot Nation Police discovered a lab Saturday when responding to a report of a death on the island near Old Town; the other lab was found Sunday in Bucksport.
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Snow, rain mix expected for Tuesday and Wednesday across much of Maine
A snowstorm is expected to arrive in Maine early Tuesday morning. Snow is expected to arrive between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday. Over the course of Tuesday afternoon the snow along the coast will gradually change over to rain showers. Snow totals for most areas will be around 3 to 5 inches. The […]