The union will represent more than 30 newsroom workers at the Bangor Daily News.
Carol Semple
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Maine wardens search for poacher who killed bear, dumped it off bridge
Operation Game Thief is offering a $4,000 reward in the case.
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Posted inNation & World
Six migrants saved from sinking boat at U.S.-Canada border
Organized human smuggling between Canada and the United States is relatively common, and the boat bringing the group to the U.S. was not equipped with life jackets or other safety equipment.
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Indiana man charged with murder advances in township primary race
If he is convicted of a felony before the Nov. 8 general election, he would automatically be removed from the ballot.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks slump 3% as worries grow over higher interest rates
Wall Street’s breakneck day-to-day reversal reflects the degree of investors’ uncertainty and unease over the array of threats the economy is facing.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills
More than half of abortions in America are now done with pills, rather than surgery, a research group says.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate to vote next week on protecting abortion rights, but Sen. Collins is already a no
Democrats do not have the necessary 60 votes to overcome a Republican filibuster and move ahead with the bill, which means the effort is certain to fail.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Herring industry, mostly in Maine, to get $11 million to cope with fishery disaster
Atlantic herring are an important East Coast fishery because the fish are used as bait by commercial lobstermen.
Posted inNation & World
Evidence points to 600 dead – ‘one big mass grave’ – in Mariupol theater
Amid all the horrors that have unfolded in the war on Ukraine, the Russian airstrike on the theater being used as a bomb shelter on March 16 stands out as the single deadliest known attack against civilians to date, AP finds.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
‘Forever chemicals’ are showing up in children’s ‘nontoxic’ products
In one study, the product categories that had the highest measurements of PFAS were clothing, including school uniforms; pillow and mattress protectors; and upholstery from children’s furniture.