Chairman Jerome Powell says the Fed will raise its key rate by a half-point at multiple meetings, if need be, to slow inflation.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Saudi Arabia says it’s not responsible for high oil prices
Rebel attacks on the kingdom’s energy facilities are affecting the production of crude.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden administration warns U.S. companies of potential Russian cyberattacks
The president’s top cybersecurity aide says some aren’t fixing known problems in software that could be exploited by hackers.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Republicans embrace inflation payments proposed by Gov. Mills, want them expedited
The move puts the party at odds with former Gov. Paul LePage, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in November and has called the proposal ‘an election-year gimmick.’
Posted inMaine, News
Auburn dam workers find body in Little Androscoggin River
AUBURN — A body believed to be that of Mark Conley of Naples, missing since December, was found Monday in the Little Androscoggin River by Barker Mill Dam workers, Police Chief Jason Moen said. At 12:06 p.m., police responded to a report of a body found near one of the sluice gates, Moen said in […]
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Pingree, Collins, King describe wrenching scenes at Poland-Ukraine border
Rep. Pingree is in the midst of a weeklong congressional fact-finding trip to Eastern Europe, while Maine’s 2 senators returned Sunday from a weekend trip of their own.
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Strong must hold another election for officers
The annual meeting announcement omitted information on when certain articles would be acted on.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s first assistant city manager settles in at City Hall
William Post, 50, will earn a salary of $95,000 and oversee several city departments while focusing on the municipal budget.
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Fire destroys 2-story garage in New Sharon
The homeowner said he was using a grinder, which sparked the blaze.
Posted inCommunity, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Fairfield moves forward with water expansion project as PFAS testing expands in Maine
The $48 million project would expand the Kennebec Water District, which already serves some parts of Fairfield, to reach a much larger area of town.