Small disruptions are making notoriously difficult commutes even worse in Boston, where the infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with a surging economy.
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Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Auto racing notes: St. Clair ends winless streak in tight finish at Wiscasset
Liberty native holds off Thorne to win Late Model Sportsman race; Anson’s Moore wins at Oxford.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Cruise passengers like Maine and spend about $70 each, new survey shows
The first-time, state-funded survey took the pulse of Maine’s growing number of cruise passengers.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
McConnell says Senate will consider gun background checks
Republicans face enormous pressure to do something in the aftermath of two mass shootings that killed 31 people.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine gets $6 million in federal funding to address opioid crisis
Community health centers, hospital networks and the University of Maine are recipients of money to support treatment programs and workforce development in the treatment sector.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
Technology companies power broad rally for U.S. stocks
The S&P 500 has its best day in more than two months and erases its losses for the week.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Slates owner defending herself after social media post calls her ‘Nazi sympathizer’
After a Slates employee took a public stand on Facebook, owner Wendy Larson was caught in the crossfire of social justice advocates pushing her to ban white supremacists from her restaurant.
Posted inNation & World, News
Shootings prompt 3 countries to warn about travel to U.S.
Venezuela, Uruguay and Japan issue warnings after the deaths of 31 people over the weekend in Ohio Texas.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republicans freeze Twitter spending after McConnell account locked
His campaign account shared a video in which some protesters spoke of violence outside his Kentucky home.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. long-term mortgage rates fall sharply
The benchmark 30-year loan drops its lowest level since November 2016.