WATERVILLE — Northern Light Pharmacy is expanding and opened a new location Dec. 6 at the Penny Hill Plaza Park at 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive. The new storefront will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from Amanda […]
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State’s public advocate seeks $75 electricity credit for low-income Mainers
The request comes ahead of rate hikes for customers of Central Maine Power Co. and Versant Power that go into effect next month.
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Up to 400 housing units proposed off Civic Center Drive in Augusta
The proposal for condominiums and apartments at 435 and 443 Civic Center Drive on about 18 acres would require a zone change.
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Kansas oil spill – 14,000 barrels – biggest in Keystone history
Zack Pistora, a lobbyist for the Sierra Club in Kansas, noted the spill in his state was larger than all of the 22 previous spills combined on the Keystone pipeline.
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Wholesale inflation in U.S. slowed in November to 7.4%
It is the fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool.
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Oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline
Oil prices briefly surged midday Thursday amid news of the spill.
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Stocks rise on Wall Street, but remain lower for the week
Major indexes are all in the red for the week and have been swinging between big monthly gains and losses throughout the year.
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Yellen, Malerba become 1st female pair to sign U.S. currency
Signatures of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba appear side by side on newly minted notes that will go into circulation next year.
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Airlines are finally admitting contrails are an environmental problem
Contrails present a new challenge, one outside of the traditional carbon emissions focus.
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FTC sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-1 to issue the complaint after a closed-door meeting, with the three Democratic commissioners voting in favor and the sole Republican voting against.