A union representative said the shipyard has taken steps to isolate and control the pest problem.
2020
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Hell was a place called Auschwitz
This week marks 75 years since Soviet troops stormed the gates of hell. Hell was near a Polish town called Oswiecim. Hell was a place called Auschwitz. Seven-and-a-half decades later, the murder factory has all but passed from living memory, been swallowed by that great maw called history. So perhaps it feels distant to you, […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, News
Why you can’t see Maine’s most iconic painting
The Museum of Modern Art has taken the Andrew Wyeth painting ‘Christina’s World’ off view, upsetting many in Maine, including the painter’s son Jamie Wyeth.
Posted inMaine, News
On this date in Maine history: Jan. 26
Jan. 26, 1739: The Massachusetts General Court, having received a petition on the subject the previous year, incorporates Brunswick as the 11th town in Maine, which then was part of Massachusetts. The town holds six town meetings in 1739 and allocates 153 pounds and 15 shillings for expenses in the town budget. The town’s voters […]
Posted inBusiness
Number of Maine specialty food and beverage businesses keeps rising
Meanwhile, local economic development organizations are pitching in with advice and expertise.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Bet you’ve never heard of these college football players from Maine
Clay Cordasco went from losing every game at Sacopee Valley to starting every game at Oregon State. His brother Kyle is primed to become the family’s second Division I player.
Posted inMaine, News
State’s rush to judgment almost took this boy from his family
Jaxen Steimlosk, 4, of North Yarmouth has lived with serious health problems for most of his life. But officials accused his mother of medical child abuse and tried to assume custody.
Posted inLocal Sports
Junior hockey: L/A Nordiques clinch playoff spot with win over Wild
Sergei Anisimov has a pair of goals and an assist in the Nordiques’s win over the Wild. Brandon Kego scores twice in the Thunder Premier team’s win over the Junior Bruins.
Posted inLocal Sports
Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques end Alaska trip with another loss to Ice Dogs
Adam Eisele paces Fairbanks with two goals and Lucas Erickson has a goal and two assists as Fairbanks sweeps the Nordiques.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Brandon A. Stanhope
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Brandon A. Stanhope passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 24, 2020 in Williamsburg, Va. at the age of 47. …