Growth last year was driven up by a surge in consumer spending and an increase in private investment.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline, led by drop in ICU patients
Some hospitals are still struggling, however, and the federal government is sending a COVID-19 ‘surge team’ to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall for the first time in a month
A recent surge in COVID-19 cases has set back what had been a strong comeback from last year’s short but devastating coronavirus recession.
Posted inNation & World, News
Record number of Americans sign up for health insurance through the ACA
The ACA, better known as “Obamacare,” offers health insurance to people who lack job-based coverage through a mix of subsidized private plans and expanded Medicaid.
Posted inSchools and Education
RSU 9 board considers yet another update to COVID-19 isolation policies
Directors will vote on one of two options at a special meeting Tuesday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police: Additional drugs, guns found in case of pair who tried to pass counterfeit money at the Androscoggin County Jail
Investigators estimated the street value at roughly a quarter million dollars.
Posted inThings to Do
Cafe Brazil Band concert set for Waterville
The Cafe Brazil Band will perform a concert of Brazilian jazz at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 1, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 60 Eustis Parkway in Waterville. The band features Steven Silverstein, clarinet and alto saxophone, and Peter Griggs, guitar and vocals, performing bossa nova and choro music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfa, […]
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
‘Parallel Mothers’ is like a neglected blister on what is at its core, the story of women
I’m definitely not one of the many fans of the internationally acclaimed Spanish writer director Pedro Almodovar. Remember here, that I’m a film “reviewer” not “critic,” even though I can get cranky. I’ve only seen two of Almodovar’s films, because of his two favorite actors, Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. I would watch laxative commercials […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine school climate grants could backfire
Unless it’s carefully crafted, the program could reinforce existing inequities among the state’s school districts.
