Rumford selectmen have no choice but to reverse themselves and revoke taxicab company licenses for Road Hog Express and Courtesy Cab, unless the companies fire every driver who has a criminal or driving conviction. A town ordinance requires it. There is no state law that regulates taxicab companies, so towns are responsible for setting their […]

Rumford selectmen have no choice but to reverse themselves and revoke taxicab company licenses for Road Hog Express and Courtesy Cab, unless the companies fire every driver who has a criminal or driving conviction. A town ordinance requires it. There is no state law that regulates taxicab companies, so towns are responsible for setting their […]

If Buckfield residents were to enact a moratorium on wind power projects, as they are now considering, they wouldn’t be the first Mainers to do so. Thorndike enacted a moratorium in March. Rumford enacted one last month. The moratorium in Jackson was adopted, and then extended 180 days. Same thing happened in Dixmont. As in […]

If Buckfield residents were to enact a moratorium on wind power projects, as they are now considering, they wouldn’t be the first Mainers to do so. Thorndike enacted a moratorium in March. Rumford enacted one last month. The moratorium in Jackson was adopted, and then extended 180 days. Same thing happened in Dixmont. As in […]

The past decade will be known for the way rampant greed and corruption nearly killed the biggest economy in the world. Now, just as our economy is beginning to recover, the federal government is giving a wink and a nod to some of the same liars and cheaters who brought us this disaster. The Associated […]

The past decade will be known for the way rampant greed and corruption nearly killed the biggest economy in the world. Now, just as our economy is beginning to recover, the federal government is giving a wink and a nod to some of the same liars and cheaters who brought us this disaster. The Associated […]

Profiling. It’s a loaded word that describes action considered politically incorrect, and there was considerable hand-wringing over the weekend as congressman and security analysts made the talk-show circuit to wax on about whether it’s finally time to acknowledge that profiling be done. Why the angst? Isn’t it basic human nature to take one look at […]

Profiling. It’s a loaded word that describes action considered politically incorrect, and there was considerable hand-wringing over the weekend as congressman and security analysts made the talk-show circuit to wax on about whether it’s finally time to acknowledge that profiling be done. Why the angst? Isn’t it basic human nature to take one look at […]

There are those, of course, who believe the world would be a better place if Poland Spring capped its wells, parked its trucks, turned off its lights and closed its doors — all to spare the world the curse of plastic bottles. We have never shared that belief, instead seeing the company as a relatively […]

There are those, of course, who believe the world would be a better place if Poland Spring capped its wells, parked its trucks, turned off its lights and closed its doors — all to spare the world the curse of plastic bottles. We have never shared that belief, instead seeing the company as a relatively […]