The whale was found dead near Martha’s Vineyard in January, but the official cause of death – ‘chronic entanglement’ in fishing gear that belonged to a Maine lobsterman – was announced Wednesday.
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Maine business group criticizes latest paid family leave rules, saying 30 days’ notice is not enough
Businesses with just a few workers would not easily adjust if a worker takes paid leave with little notice, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce said.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation or minimize its impact
The massive port workers’ strike is highlighting a fear held by many workers that they will be replaced by machines.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Tennessee investigating after flooding from Helene swept away 11 factory workers
As the nearby Nolichucky River swelled from rainfall, employees in the Impact Plastics factory kept working. Several asserted that they weren’t allowed to leave in time.
Posted inMaine
Federal judge in Maine to retire next year
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen, who was nominated in 2011 by former President Barack Obama, was the first woman to join Maine’s federal bench.
Posted inNation / World
After pressing Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, Biden administration shifts its message
Just a week after calling urgently for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to avoid the possibility of all-out war in the Middle East, the administration has shifted its message as Israel presses ahead with ground incursions in Lebanon.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene and the port strike in campaign’s final weeks
How events shake out — and how the candidates respond — could be decisive as they claw for votes in battleground states.
Posted inNation / World
Israeli strikes on Lebanon are the most intense and deadly in decades
The IDF’s recent airstrikes on Lebanon killed over 1,400 people, and displaced more than 900,000, a fifth of the population.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston council approves earlier weekend curfew for minors
Councilor Eryn Soule-Leclair, who made the proposal, said it’s not the answer to youth gun violence in the city but could be one of many actions by the city to help quell the issue.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Local police, state and federal agents arrest 6 in Lewiston
Lewiston police and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arrested six after serving search warrants at residences on College and Fairmount streets.