The U.S. economy contracted at a 1.4% annual rate, yet consumers and businesses kept spending in a sign of underlying resilience.
2022
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New Hampshire man killed in North Berwick crash
Police say the two-vehicle crash on Route 9 also injured a Berwick man.
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Photos: Firefighters battle flames at Home Place Inn in Waterville
College Avenue closed temporarily Wednesday afternoon as firefighters respond to blaze at Home Place Inn. No injuries were reported. All photos by Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel.
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Moderna seeks COVID-19 vaccine authorization for children under 6
Currently, only children ages 5 or older can be vaccinated in the U.S., using Pfizer’s vaccine.
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Our View: With No Mow May, you can help the planet by doing nothing
Bees across the world are in peril, but Mainers can help by letting their yards go wild.
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Douglas Rooks: Some progress by Legislature, but a session of missed opportunities
As the Legislature left town this week after what began as the third annual pandemic session, there was a note of mild optimism. COVID didn’t continue to dominate, and lawmakers made enough progress on recalcitrant issues to merit a modest celebration. There were incremental advances in housing policy, criminal justice reform, energy, and the fraught […]
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Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans
Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.
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Maine Voices: Kids deserve a government that takes action to protect their health
The testing of Maine’s schools for lead in the water started last fall, wraps up May 31 and identifies a threat for proper remediation.
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‘The Automat’ a page of American dining history
“The Automat” documentary looks back lovingly on one of American’s great eateries. Said the technocrat, To the Plutocrat To the autocrat, And the Democrat — Let’s all go eat at the Automat! — New York Evening Sun, 1933 New York director and producer Lisa Hurwitz decided to give us a gift from the American past, […]