The Commerce Department says the GDP grew at a 2.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter.
2019
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Hockey notes: Mason makes move for Kennebec
Cony/Hall-Dale/Monmouth seeks consistency, while Gardiner tries to find groove.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Fire destroys Jackman home, but firefighters save adjacent restaurant
Jackman-Moose River Fire and Rescue Chief Bill Jarvis said that no one was injured, but the home owned by the restaurant’s owner is a total loss.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope, U.N. chief issue message on migrants, climate, nuclear weapons
The Vatican and the United Nations have found increasing common ground under the first pope from the ‘global south.’
Posted inMaine
Toy Fund hopes to continue fundraising momentum
Donations have topped $100,000, but organizers are encouraging people to keep giving now and into the New Year to help the fund reach its $200,000 goal and sustain efforts to help children experience the magic of Christmas.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
In signing defense bill, Trump launches Space Force
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that includes the first new military service in more than 70 years.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal
Christianity Today published an editorial arguing the president has a ‘blackened moral record.’
Posted inCommunity
Christmas carols, old hymns to be sung Dec. 22 at New Portland church
NEW PORTLAND — The Western Mountains Baptist Church will host an evening of singing Christmas carols and old hymns to celebrate and remember the birth of Jesus Christ at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at the church on Route 27, 928 Carrabassett Road. There will be time to enjoy sweet treats, hot coffee and visit […]
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Goodbye, autumn; hello, winter
After several incursions of wintry weather into the autumn season, winter has officially arrived, according to the calendar, and the images of an autumn gone by are all that remains of the fall. While freezing temperatures have dominated the last few days, warmer weather has been forecast through the weekend, and temperatures as high as […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Boston man resentenced after court dismisses a 2014 firearms charge in Minot home invasion
PORTLAND — Ishmael Douglas has re-pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit a robbery in a home invasion and robbery in Minot in 2014 and has been resentenced to fewer years, after the court dismissed a firearms charge. In 2016, Douglas pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a robbery and using a […]