Pink ribbons are available to purchase for $2 each throughout the month at the credit union’s Newport and Pittsfield office locations.
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Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering U.S. economy
Higher-income households have been fortified by huge gains in housing and stock market wealth since the pandemic.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
A failed mic leaves Donald Trump pacing the stage in silence for nearly 20 minutes
It was the second time in a week that one of his events was interrupted.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
What’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Christian nationalists say Harris is influenced by demons
The word ‘Jezebel’ was used during slavery and throughout U.S. history to describe Black women, casting them as overtly sexual and untrustworthy.
Posted inMaine, News
Lobsters in the shallows are emerging from their caves
Those living in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Maine are trading the rocky crevices they have always favored for a life spent out in the open foraging for food on the ocean’s muddy bottom or open ledge, according to a new UMaine study.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Statewide eviction prevention program to begin taking applications Monday
The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Phillips cabin burglarized, household items stolen
Political signs at the bottom of Dallas Hill were reported vandalized with spray paint.
Posted inMaine, Maine colleges, News, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine athletic department receives $16 million donation, the largest individual gift in school history
The gift from the estate of Pierre ‘Pete’ Labat and his wife, Catherine, comes at a time the school is upgrading its facilities.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, Politics
As climate change hurts Maine farms and restaurants, stakeholders search for solutions
Three takeaways from Friday’s roundtable discussion among local food industry professionals and lawmakers, organized by the James Beard Foundation.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Sen. King criticizes Trump for Jan. 6 comments
The independent says the Republican candidate’s characterization of the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol as ‘love and peace’ are inaccurate. Sen. Susan Collins recalls the chaos and tumult of that day nearly 4 years ago.