A New Hampshire nuclear power station owned by NextEra must perform a safety upgrade critical to Avangrid’s 145-mile NECEC transmission line through western Maine, a federal appeals court ruled this month.
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Social Security recipients will get 2.5% cost-of-living boost in 2025, smaller than in recent past
Recipients received a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, after a historically large 8.7% benefit increase in 2023, brought on by record 40-year-high inflation.
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US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years, though some price pressures remain
Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race.
Posted inNation & World, News
Prince, Princess of Wales meet with bereaved parents of 3 children killed in stabbing attack
The royal couple met privately with the families of the children who were killed at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July. They also met with their teacher and emergency workers.
Posted inCommunity
W.I.N.G.S. to dedicate clothes closet trailer in Fairfield Oct. 13
The program provides rehab bags for those seeking recovery.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta school officials freeze vacant positions amid $1.6 million budget shortfall
Superintendent Mike Tracy announced the cuts to the school budget to account for unexpected special education costs this year.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine Senate confirms new DHHS commissioner
Sara Gagné-Holmes had served as deputy commissioner of the department for 5 years and takes over as the agency is facing a federal lawsuit and scrutiny by lawmakers.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ethel Kennedy, social activist and wife of Robert F. Kennedy, dead at 96
Kennedy had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke in her sleep on Oct. 3, her family said.
Posted inBooks, Nation & World, News
Han Kang is first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for literature
Kang, a poet and novelist, was awarded for books, including ‘The Vegetarian’ and ‘Human Acts,’ that explore the pain of being human and the scars of Korea’s turbulent history.
Posted inNation & World
Milton clobbers coastal communities in Florida, leaves millions without power and kills at least 6
The deadly storm surge feared for Tampa never materialized, though the storm dumped up to 18 inches of rain in some parts of the area.