The combined company will own 250 daily newspapers and hundreds of weeklies
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Atlantic puffins thriving on remote nesting islands off Maine
The birds are well on their way to setting a record for the number of breeding pairs.
Maine public workers to get raise, family leave
A new union contract will give workers a 3% raise on Sept. 1 and at least a 4% raise in 2020.
Trump’s ‘crazy’ drug import plan stirs backlash in Canada
The Canadian Pharmacists Association said it’s “calling on the federal government to clearly express its opposition to U.S. drug importation.”
Judge rules Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone must face November trial
Roger Stone, 66, was the last man indicted during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.
Hard-won budget, debt deal clears Senate, advances to Trump
Passage marked a drama-free solution to a worrisome set of looming Washington deadlines as both allies and adversaries of the president set aside ideology in exchange for relative fiscal peace and stability.
Once a retail shrine, flagship stores lose their shine
Flagship stores, stung by high rents and shift toward online shopping, are facing a reckoning.
Gov. Janet Mills praises federal plan for prescription drugs
Last month, Maine passed a bill to allow for the wholesale importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
Fed cuts key rate in its first reduction in more than decade
The Federal Reserve’s action Wednesday was approved 8-2 vote, with two dissents: Esther George, president of the Fed’s Kansas City regional bank, and Eric Rosengren, head of the Boston Fed, wanted to keep rates unchanged.
Maine lobster lovers hope for no drama in sea goddess event
The Maine Lobster Festival is getting started in Rockland with Wednesday’s big event of the 72nd Maine Sea Goddess Coronation.