St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center plans to sell building housing Daisy Garden Childcare Center.
2021
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bangor Savings Bank offering its workers $500 to get vaccinated
The first Maine business to publicly offer cash for getting vaccinated isn’t requiring its 1,100-plus employees to have shots, but it does hope to provide an incentive.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Local Sports, Maine colleges, Sports, Varsity Maine
Ronnie Turner leaving Lewiston for Bates College assistant job
Boys basketball: Turner coached at his alma mater for two seasons, and now he’s taking his brand of coaching to the college level.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Shipping losses mount as cargo vessel remains stuck in Suez Canal
At least 150 ships were waiting for the massive ship Ever Given to be cleared, and each day the Suez Canal is closed disrupts an estimated $9 billion worth of goods that should be passing through the waterway.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics acquire Evan Fournier from Magic, send Daniel Theis to Bulls
Boston gave up Jeff Teague and a pair of second-round draft picks for Fournier, and traded Theis and Javonte Green in exchange for Mo Wagner and Luke Kornet.
Posted inSports
NBA notebook: Lowry stays in Toronto, but Heat and Nuggets make big moves at trade deadline
Miami acquires Victor Oladipo and Denver gets Aaron Gordon, while Kyle Lowry’s expected departure from the Raptors doesn’t happen.
Posted inNation / World, News
Attorney requests mental health assessment for Colorado shooting suspect
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa appeared in court for the first time, and he continues to be held without bail.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
United Airlines adding 6 nonstop routes to points west from Portland
The new routes will provide direct flights to and from Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio; Indianapolis; Milwaukee; and Pittsburgh.
Posted inMaine, News
Drug overdose deaths remain high in latest monthly report
The Maine Attorney General’s Office report showed 45 confirmed or suspected deaths in February, down slightly from January but still above the monthly average in 2020, a record year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Politics
Legislature looking into Bruce Bickford’s appearance at Zoom meetings with Harvey Weinstein backdrop
Rep. Bruce Bickford, R-Auburn, apologized for using the background that referenced the former Hollywood producer, a convicted rapist.