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Pentagon Budget Cuts' Winners and Losers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:41AMPresident Obama has told incoming Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to reduce military spending by 5 percent. That sounds modest. But given the enormity of the military budget, it will drain $33 billion a year from an already-struggling economy.
David Mottorn enhanced retirement with outdoor activities Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:00PMHis intrigue for the outdoors was as vast as the wilderness itself. In retirement, David Mottorn relished nature's beauty while biking, hiking or kayaking with friends and perfect strangers.
Market Eye: Same ‘Old’ Story in Portland Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:47AMAmidst change, WCSH is not loosening its grip on mature...
Market Eye: Same ‘Old’ Story in Portland Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:47AMAmidst change, WCSH is not loosening its grip on mature...
This grandmother shows how reading and writing are done Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:32AMAfter Jean Dunn enrolled her two grandchildren in the 23rd annual Super Summer Reading Club, she decided that it would only be fair to become a club member, too.
This grandmother shows how reading and writing are done Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:32AMAfter Jean Dunn enrolled her two grandchildren in the 23rd annual Super Summer Reading Club, she decided that it would only be fair to become a club member, too.
Backers of repeal target Election Day voter law Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:58PMAUGUSTA -- Leaders of the effort to repeal a new law eliminating Mainers' ability to register to vote on Election Day are "cautiously optimistic" that they will succeed in getting the issue on November's ballot.
The Notebook , July 17, 2011 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:36PMBEWARE THE KITTY: A bizarre set of circumstances sent an eastern Pennsylvania man to the hospital with a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest.
Repeal effort on new voting law under way Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:15PMBackers need 57,000 signatures to put Election Day voting registration back on the ballot.
Desks in the Hallway: A Texas School Takes Learning Out of the Classroom Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:20PMIn any traditional school, the hallways are empty during class periods. Indeed, if you find any students wandering around without a hall pass, they're in trouble. So I was pretty intrigued to read about the innovation happening in the hallways of Dubiski Career High School in Grand Prairie, Texas. The school is bringing learning out of the classroom and putting desks and whiteboards into the ...
Forty Under 40 honored Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:13AMMaineToday Media recognizes 40 young professionals during a boat tour of Casco Bay and its islands.
LePage hires new communications director Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:59PMAUGUSTA -- A longtime Maine National Guard spokesman and former head of two of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' Maine offices will be Gov. Paul LePage's new director of communications.
51st State?: 13 Calif. Counties Look to Secede Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:16AMSouthern Californians angry over out of control spending, unfriendly business environment.
Government’s memo on marijuana confusing to local residents Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:46PMNew federal policy statements on marijuana — one from the U.S. Justice Department and another from the Drug Enforcement Administration — are generating comments among Michigan supporters and detractors of medical marijuana.
Summer job outlook Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:21PMThe national unemployment rate increased to 9.2 percent in June. That's the highest rate of 2011. So where are the best and worst places to find work this summer?
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Meetup Master Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:15PMJames A. DeSoucey Jr. is a squat muscle-bound square with laughing baby blues. He looks as though he coulda been a boxer. Or a prizefighter. Or at least a contender.
Freight better, parking worse, and what about CSA? Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:59PMThe good news is that freight volumes have been improving of late. Rates have been going up a bit too, although not as much as I would like. The bad news is, parking is getting to be even more of a problem. Not only are there more trucks on the road competing for the limited number of parking spaces available, the number of available spaces keeps decreasing. States are closing rest areas ...
Collins bemoans debt talk impasse, lauds Maine food 'mystique' Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:18PMIt was hard for Sen. Susan Collins , a self-proclaimed “foodie,” to be too unhappy while sampling Maine wares at the Fancy Food Show convention in Washington Monday afternoon.
Takeover proves coal's safe with me: Gillard Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:22PMPrime Minister Julia Gillard has seized on news of Australia's biggest-ever bid for a coal mining company as proof that the industry is not under threat from the carbon price.
Foreign workers deserve much more Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:08AMThe struggles of many foreign college students visiting our Seacoast this summer for work and adventure provided a learning experience about J-1 Visas and the associated Summer Work Travel Program — not only for the students, but for the general...
Starting small: Jump in hiring could get wheels turning on economic recovery Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:06AMEXETER — Mary Alice LaPoint knew something was up a few months ago.
Jump in hiring could boost economic recovery Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:06AMEXETER — Mary Alice LaPoint knew something was up a few months ago.
Huts offer hikers havens Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:01AMFLAGSTAFF LAKE -- The distinct aroma of cooking garlic and onion wafted from the kitchen at Flagstaff Lake Hut, greeting guests who had hiked to the remote lodge in the western Maine mountains.
Kerry eyes 'pressure points' to stop fishery rules Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:26PMKerry, however, declined to commit to taking any specific steps leading to a congressional nullification to the ruling, which Kerry last week said needed to be overturned.
Cash-Hungry States Face Budget Woes Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:02PMStates are struggling to find ways to weather the financial storm as most of them begin a new fiscal year this month. Boehner to Seek Smaller Deficit Deal Obama to Lawmakers: Make Sacrifices For Debt, Rangel Asks: 'W.W.J.D.?' YOU DECIDE: Can Economy Be Fixed?
correction Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:47AMThe Daily News always seeks to be accurate in its news coverage, but when we make a mistake, we want to know. Readers noting mistakes in stories are encouraged to call city editor Sonya Vartabedian or editor John Macone at 978-462-6666.
Teens may suffer under new Wisconsin labor laws Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:10AMTeen unemployment in Wisconsin, which hovers around 19%, may drop now that the state has eased restrictions on the hours per day, and days per week, that minors can work. One of the arguments made by the Wisconsin Grocers Association, which supported changing the state's child labor laws, was that the new rules would allow teens to better compete with adults for jobs.
Entrepreneur envisions marine highway Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:50PMEvery so often, an entrepreneur comes along with an idea so obvious that its adoption is only a matter of time.
A bright spot for American workers – in other countries Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:16AMAre Americans really doing everything in their power to find work if they aren’t willing to leave the friendly fifty? The coming global talent crunch gives well-trained American workers an advantage. Work abroad awaits Americans willing to chase it down.
Westbrook schools get creative Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:02PMWESTBROOK – As the Westbrook School Department emerges from one of the toughest budget seasons in recent years, there is little celebration, and there are few sighs of relief.
Corvette club cars shined up for Atlantic Nationals Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:24AMThe classic Chevrolet Corvette is one of the most instantly recognizable cars ever built, and there will be a lot of them on display at this weekend's Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza in Metro Moncton.
Inmates reap what they sow Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:56PMRandall Liberty still remembers the note he sent nearly 20 years ago to Kennebec County Sheriff Frank Hackett. Liberty, at that point a deputy just a few years on the job, simply asked Hackett why the county did not have a garden.
Here's Boston for you Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:24PMBOSTON -- Philadelphia takes credit for July Fourth. It has the Liberty Bell. But don't go there for a history lesson because the last...
Strong actions needed to get country back on track Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 1:19AMIf you have tuned in to C-Span 2 to see what the U.S. Senate is debating this year, there's a nearly 50-50 chance nothing was happening. Or perhaps someone was talking about something, but it had nothing to do with confronting the debt, the deficit, or...
Foreign summer workers struggle for hours, housing Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 1:16AMIt's just past dinner on a recent Tuesday and Sertac Acdroglu sits outside a Portsmouth coffee shop with his friend contemplating his next move.
It's the economy. Period. Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:36PMVoters' voices Voters want a president who can fix it, but how? Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map): huntsman They're from as near as Rochester and as far as Washington state. They're mothers and fathers, retirees and young professionals. They work in finance and education, and most said they were on vacation or visiting relatives this holiday weekend. More than a dozen people ...
In this job market, women are the new men Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:22AMHey, guys, I've got to confirm some tough news: Women are the new men. While Atlantic Monthly went a bit overboard last year in an article titled "The End of Men," the economic statistics aren't encouraging. Truth is, the gals we like to impress so m ...
Summer jobs not what they used to be Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:10AMAUGUSTA -- Brittany Ford started looking for a summer job long before the warm weather arrived.
Alan Klapmeier Will Design Kestrel In Duluth Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 4:06AMReportedly Taking Advantage Of Former Cirrus Talent Pool While Alan Klapmeier will be building his new Kestrel turboprop business airplane in Brunswick Maine, the ousted co-founder of Cirrus is reportedly basing his design operation in Duluth, MN. And most of his new hires are said to be former Cirrus employees.
Sparks fly over fireworks bill Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 3:11AMIf one lawmaker has his way, more fireworks could light up the skies in Massachusetts legally next Independence Day. But as sales of fireworks boomed in Seabrook yesterday, a bill that would legalize the sale and private use of the celebratory pyrotechnics was drawing mixed reviews in Massachusetts.
Booming Granite State Fireworks Industry in For a Battle Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:31PMAs any summer tourist can tell you, fireworks aren’t hard to come by in NH. Pyrotechnics emporia line the borders with Massachusetts and Maine, and do booming trade with locals and visitors alike. But this July 4th will be the last in which NH is the only state in the region to allow the sale of fireworks. The scene at Champny’s fireworks was as it tends to be in the run-up to July 4th: busy ...
Music Scene: Rod Picott sings about blue-collar life in 'Welding Burns' Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:18PMRod Picott so captures blue-collar life in his songs because it’s a life he has lived. His just-released fifth album, “Welding Burns” –– a tribute to his father, who was a welder in the Marines –– is a collection of striking songs that capture the existence of the nameless and faceless who are the backbone of humanity.
Lawmaker: OK fireworks for sales, safety Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:00AMBOSTON (AP) -- It might be too late for this weekend's festivities, but more fireworks could light up the state's skies legally next Independence Day.
Wendell Potter: Insurers' Bait and Switch Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 7:18AMThe health insurance industry's long-term strategy is to move all Americans into high-deductible plans, and they're well on their way to achieving that goal. Once there, you can bet the rates will be hiked up.
Traffic surge on Rte. 128 predicted Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:44PMA potential traffic meltdown looms on a key stretch of Route 128 west of Boston unless steps are taken to get more commuters out of their cars and onto trains and buses, a new report warns.
Morning MarketBeat: Greece Votes, Dow Looks to Extend Win Streak Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:56AMMorning MarketBeat: Greece Votes, Dow Looks to Extend Win Streak
Grant for grocer's workers Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:08AMGARDINER, Maine (AP) — U.S Labor officials say a $338,000 grant has been approved to help 60 workers who have lost their jobs due to the closure of Associated Grocers of Maine.
Federal Funding Coming To Maine Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:22PM$338,000 in federal money is coming to Maine to help 60 people who lost their jobs when Associated Grocers of Maine closed. The Gardiner Grocery Distributor announced in April it was shutting down. The grant will help workers find new jobs. . . .
Grant Helps Laid Off Workers Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:57PMThe U.S. Department of Labor is giving Maine a grant to help 60 people who lost their jobs with Associated Grocers.
ObamaCare's Admission of Failure: Waivers on Demand Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 8:43AMThis article appeared in Forbes on June 27, 2011. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued that Congress had to pass ObamaCare so Americans "could find out what is in it." Congress approved the bill and people found out. They aren't happy.