Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, gas and housing left Americans grappling with the highest inflation rate since 1990.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley celebrates project milestone
The final beam of the new Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley building bearing the signatures of donors, staff, club kids, families and community members will be placed Wednesday.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Historic infrastructure bill will bolster communities, improve lives
The more than $1 trillion package makes long-overdue investments in transportation, clean water and high-speed internet.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: There is a state-level solution to high prescription drug costs
Other states have passed laws regulating pharmacy reimbursements. Why not Maine?
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: New cafe for the Cape, and lots of Thanksgiving options
Gelato Fiasco and Cellardoor Winery reopen in Portland, and a new option for shopping local.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: We know what works to keep Maine kids safe. Now it’s time to act.
‘Kinship care,’ increasing the availability of treatment foster homes and intervening with high-risk families succeeded before – and can again.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Look around you for reasons to fight climate change
Climate change is not just a future to contend with. It is an immediate reality that is shaping major life decisions for Maine people from all walks of life.
Posted inOn Music Lucky Clark, Things to Do
Yellow Brick Road tribute band to return to Madison for last Maine performance of year
A little over a year ago, in the middle of the pandemic, I chatted with Gerald Brann, who performs as Elton John in the Yellow Brick Road tribute band, about a performance his group had coming up on Nov. 20 at the Somerset Abbey in Madison. Fast forward a year and the opportunity arose to […]
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Peter A. Bither
CLINTON – Peter A. Bither, 72, of Clinton passed away on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Augusta Center for Health and …