The Celtics have won seven consecutive games and have the second-best record in the NBA G League at 9-1.
2021
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. health care spending hit $4 trillion in 2020
The 9.7 percent jump is more than double the usual growth rate.
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Stocks rally after Fed announces faster pullback, rate hikes
The central bank plans to shrink its monthly bond purchases at twice the pace it previously proposed, likely ending them altogether in March.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Judge hears arguments in New England power line case days before law takes effect
Judge Michael Duddy said he will decide within the next two days whether or not to grant an injunction that would keep Maine’s voter-approved transmission line law from taking effect.
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Sidelines: In opener, Flagg twins prove they’re the real deal
In first high school game, Cooper and Ace Flagg show they’re worth the hype, Drew Bonifant writes.
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Police voiced frustration with Brunswick school officials during hazing investigation
‘… it became clear that the school department had no intention on turning over the items requested in the subpoena in a timely manner,’ Detective Chris Balestra wrote in his report.
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Waterville downtown restaurant closed for numerous health violations, state report says
Cancun Mexican Restaurant must immediately address violations found by a state health inspector, according to a report dated Dec. 8.
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Retail sales rose a modest, seasonally adjusted 0.3% in November
News about shortages may have pushed some to begin holiday shopping early, in October.
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Solar farm approved for Augusta State Airport property after plan is changed to avoid recreation area
Approval comes after developers and state officials revise plan to no longer require overhead power lines on Tall Pines Way, through part of the Bond Brook Recreation Area.
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Organic dairy farmers in Maine, Northeast offered new assistance in wake of contract cancellations
The proposal falls short of what state officials and organic agriculture groups had sought after Horizon Organic announced in August that it would not renew dairy contracts with organic dairy farms across the Northeast, including 14 in Maine.