6 years ago
NASA preparing for first all-female spacewalk later this week
Astronauts Jessica Meir, a Caribou native, and Christina Kock are preparing for a spacewalk scheduled for later this week, according to a NASA press release.
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6 years ago
Maine astronaut Jessica Meir is going into space Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know.
Jessica Meir on Wednesday morning will soar far above the gentle slopes of her native Caribou and towering Katahdin to heights most Mainers could only dream of.
6 years ago
Police look for 2 men considered armed and dangerous in PI shooting
Presque Isle Police Department said just before 8 a.m. Monday that the police agencies are looking for suspects involved in a shooting near Northern Maine Community College, located at the Skyway Industrial Park.
6 years ago
State, County under hazardous weather outlook Wednesday
Much of the state is under a hazardous weather outlook for this afternoon and this evening due to the potential for strong thunderstorms.
6 years ago
Collins in France
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins met recently with Madawaska native Scott Desjardins, the superintendent of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, at a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by Allied forces during World War II. A 1977 Madawaska High School graduate, Desjardins retired from the Army after 20 years. […]
6 years ago
Maine state workers’ union says it has a contract deal with Janet Mills
A top official with Maine’s major state employees’ union said it reached a “tentative agreement” late Tuesday with the administration of Gov. Janet Mills on a new two-year contract that came less than five days before the scheduled end of their current contract.
6 years ago
Susan Collins casts 7,000th consecutive Senate roll-call vote
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cast her 7,000th consecutive vote on Tuesday, continuing a streak that began when she took office in 1997 and becoming the third senator to reach that roll-call mark.
6 years ago
Unpacking a late behind-the-scenes deal that made a new Maine budget possible
Maine got a two-year budget that came in at a spending level of just under $8 billion on Friday and key to that bipartisan deal was a low-key compromise on one of the most contentious issues of the 2019 session.
6 years ago
LePage is bartending in Maine this summer
The two-term former Republican governor is tending bar at McSeagulls Restaurant in Boothbay Harbor this summer, owner Jeff Stoddard said Friday.
6 years ago
Perdue recalls chicken products due to possible contamination
Perdue Foods LLC., a Bridgewater, Va. establishment, is recalling approximately 31,703 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials
