The increase in permits will be centered in northern Maine, where the moose population’s at its healthiest.
Dari Alpi
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Can a business owner require staffers to get vaccinated?
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in December upheld the right of a health care company to fire a staffer who refused to be vaccinated against rubella.
advertisement
Posted inNation & World
A summer from hell is coming to U.S. airports
The U.S. carriers’ trade group, Airlines for America, estimates that a record 257.4 million people will fly from June 1 through the end of August, the tenth consecutive summer increase.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Health paradox: New diabetes cases fall while obesity rises
Health officials say the numbers could be falling because of changes in testing and because people are improving their health before becoming diabetic.
Posted inNation & World
Deaths rise as Nepal issues more permits for Mount Everest
Seasoned mountaineers say the Nepal government’s failure to limit the number of climbers on Mount Everest has resulted in dangerous overcrowding and a greater number of deaths.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Bar Harbor man found guilty of raping and murdering former classmate
Jalique Keene, 22, testified in his own defense Friday and acknowledged that a security camera showed him carrying the lifeless body of 19-year-old Mikaela Conley in the early morning of June 1, 2018.
Posted inNew England
After shark attacks, is Cape Cod ready for tourist season?
Tourist season on Cape Cod is opening this Memorial Day weekend with uncertainty after last year’s two shark attacks.
Posted inNew England
Fugitive got the 15,000 Facebook ‘likes,’ but breaks vow to surrender
Torrington police say Jose Simms has seven arrest warrants and is being sought as a fugitive after failing to appear in court.
Posted inNation & World
UK’s May says she’ll quit as Conservative leader June 7
Theresa May has announced that she will step down as U.K. Conservative Party leader on June 7, sparking a contest to become Britain’s next prime minister.