Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a sixth straight monthly slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures will continue to cool.
January 2023
Damariscotta gallery to host opening reception for ‘Passages’ Jan. 21
The show will continue until Feb. 18.
Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in northwest Alaska
Alaska State Troopers say a polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote western Alaska village.
Complaints persist over speeding in Wiscasset school zone
According to the Maine Department of Transportation, there were 85 car accidents caused by speeding in Lincoln County in 2022.
View from Away: Biden, Trump both mishandled classified materials
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Commentary: Mainers could benefit from lithium boom if state politicians allow it
For a variety of reasons and ends, the U.S. needs battery materials. Maine has at least one handsome stockpile. Onerous mining regulations stand in the way.
Maine Voices: Reflections of a ‘from away’ after 50 years in Maine
Having watched the substantial change Maine has undergone in a half century, I’m surprised the term still has so much currency.
Jan. 18, 1982: City of Waterville closes The Chez following arson, Gov. Joseph E. Brennan opens new Madison mill, and a student from Waterville has a front-row seat of the unrest in Ghana
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Thomas College to Host Winter Open House Jan. 27
WATERVILLE — Thomas College plans to host a Winter Open House at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at the 180 West River Road campus. High school students, their families, and partners in education are welcome. The events will entail a day full of opportunities to meet faculty, staff and current students, while seeing all that […]