Nation’s precipitation has now been unsurpassed over the past three, six and 12 months.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inBusiness
Maine unemployment rate remains low
AUGUSTA — Maine labor officials say unemployment has held steady in the early part of the year. The Maine Department of Labor says the unemployment rate of 3.5 percent has not changed since August. The rate is up slightly from 3.2 percent a year ago. Maine’s unemployment rate remained below the national rate of 4 […]
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Procession of firetrucks escorts Oxford chief’s body to Lewiston
LEWISTON — The body of Oxford Fire Chief Gary Sacco arrived Monday afternoon at a Lewiston funeral home. Sacco, 63, died Sunday while attending the funeral of Capt. Joel Barnes of the Berwick Fire Department in Portland, according to Oxford fire officials. Sacco was hired as Oxford’s fire chief in June 2017. Before that, he […]
Posted inNation / World
Donald Trump revives his border wall fight with $8.6 billion budget request
Trump’s new budget calls for billions more for border wall, steep cuts in domestic programs but increases for military spending
Posted inNation / World, Perspective
Measles vaccine doesn’t cause autism, says a new, decade-long study of half a million people
The findings, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, further discredit warnings about the two-dose course for the highly contagious virus.
Posted inPerspective
How do you get anti-vaxxers to vaccinate their kids?
Statistics and shaming tactics don’t persuade anxious parents. Talking to them — for hours — does.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
Character revealed, good and bad
An old saying among coaches who expect a losing year is, “This will be a character-building season.” We won’t win many games, but we’ll turn out some really decent kids. The truth, though, is that sports doesn’t build character so much as it reveals character. Something about competing, about camaraderie, about performing in public brings out the […]
Posted inMaine
More snow forecast for Sunday morning
Maine’s next storm will bring some snow, sleet and rain on Sunday. Expect slippery travel conditions. Snow will arrive during the morning hours and slowly transition over to sleet, freezing rain and rain during the afternoon. The mountains should stay mostly snow. The storm will move out Sunday night. The Monday morning commute will be […]
Posted inNation / World
Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization, says it owes him nearly $2M
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has filed a lawsuit claiming the Trump Organization has failed to pay nearly $2 million toward his legal defense
Posted inMaine
Bills would say good night to daylight savings time in Maine
The two bills are proposed by Democratic lawmakers and take different approaches to eliminating the time change.