While average gasoline prices have fallen more than 50 cents since May, heating oil prices have gone in the other direction.
December 2018
Posted inOp-Eds
Maine Compass: Trump hit a hard wall with Democratic leaders
The opposition’s ‘mistrust and clarify’ approach kept the discussion focused on sticking to the truth.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Woman fends off bear with fists and help from her dog, Bear
The 51-year-old Pennsylvania resident is in critical condition after being mauled by a black bear outside her rural home.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Six years after Sandy Hook, Mainers hold vigil for victims of gun violence
The gathering at Portland’s First Parish Church marked six years since 20 first-graders and six educators were killed by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Skowhegan girls basketball rolls by Erskine
Messalonskee boys, girls top Brewer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Texas judge rules health care overhaul unconstitutional
Supporters of the law immediately said they would appeal.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump inauguration finances under investigation, newspaper says
Prosecutors are trying to find out whether foreigners contributed to the events, something prohibited by law.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Mislabeled seafood still turning up in stores
The New York attorney general says more than one-fourth of the seafood her office sampled in a statewide supermarket survey was mislabeled.