The maker of GPS and navigation devices is quietly expanding at the former headquarters of mapmaker DeLorme, where Eartha keeps turning.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston parents can track school buses via GPS
LEWISTON — Sixteen of 55 school buses in the city are being equipped with GPS tracking devices this fall. After staff training is complete next month, parents will be able to track the location of the buses. If the pilot program goes well, GPS devices will eventually be installed on all school buses in Lewiston, […]
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Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Signs ‘idiot-proof’ rough road in Oxford County
ANDOVER — Efforts to stop Canadian and out-of-state tractor-trailer drivers from following their GPS devices during winter from New Hampshire to Route 2 via Upton and Andover appear to be working, Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole said Friday. Earlier this winter, the county erected large orange signs at either end of East B Hill Road, […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
County mulls Oxford County deputies’ request for iPhones
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is asking county commissioners to swap 20 smartphones for new Apple iPhone 5s, which include a GPS tracking program. Deputies have 23 smartphones with video and Internet capabilities and seven cellphones with call and text capabilities. The Sheriff’s Office is asking commissioners to swap 20 phones eligible for […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Google replies to town of Dixfield in regard to incorrect GPS coordinates
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia told the Board of Selectmen on Monday evening that he received a letter from Google in response to a complaint by a Severy Hill Road resident in June who said motorists were being misled by their GPS units to a non-public portion of the road. A resident submitted a […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Police use hidden GPS unit to track stolen toy
ATHENS, Ga. — Police in Georgia say they used a GPS device hidden inside a teddy bear to track down the toy and apprehend a suspect in the theft. Athens-Clarke County police say Mid-Atlantic Clothing Recycling had been experiencing thefts of clothing from its collection bin at Georgia Square Mall. A company manager concealed the […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, sj-web
23-year-old woman is named Young Farmer of the Year in Maine
MONTICELLO (AP) — The Maine Potato Board has selected a 23-year-old woman as its 2013 young farmer of the year. Officials say Sara Corey of Monticello is the first woman to receive the award. She’s also the youngest recipient of the award. Growing up on a farm in Monticello, Corey worked the potato harvest throughout […]
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DeLorme lays off 10 as focus shifts from mapping to GPS products
YARMOUTH — DeLorme, the company well-known for its trusty Gazetteer and other traditional mapping products, has laid off 10 people as it continues a transition to selling high-tech GPS products, according to a company spokeswoman. The layoffs are not a sign of trouble at the Yarmouth-based company, according to Kim Stiver, DeLorme’s vice president of […]