On this the fourth Thanksgiving since the economy sank, prices for everything from airline flights to groceries are going up, and some Americans are scaling back.
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Egypt’s military agrees to speed up handover of power
CAIRO — Egypt’s military rulers agreed today to speed up the timetable for a transfer of power to a civilian government, but it was not immediately clear whether the gesture would appease tens of thousands of protesters or calm the unrest that has left at least 29 people dead. In another concession to protesters, according […]
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Bomb threat at Mt. Blue High School
FARMINGTON — Students at Mt. Blue High School, Mt. Blue Middle School and the Foster Technology Center program were sent home early today because of a bomb threat made this morning.
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Occupy Maine postpones decision on permit
Protesters plan to meet again tonight to discuss a compromise with city officials over issues at the Lincoln Park encampment.
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Unemployment drops in three-quarters of states
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in three-quarters of U.S. states last month, a sign that many parts of the country are experiencing modest job gains. Unemployment rates fell in 36 states in October and rose in only 5, the Labor Department said today. Rates were unchanged in 9 states. That’s the best showing since April, […]
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Maine jobless rate dips to 7.3% in October
The Labor Department says the number of Maine unemployed workers in October was 50,700, down 2,100 from a year ago.
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Law allows oversized lobsters to be processed
The new regulations become effective today allowing processors to turn oversized lobsters into meat and tail products.
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Bush tax cut debate doomed deal to cut deficit
Supercommittee Republicans insisted that curbing tax breaks be coupled with guarantees that all the Bush tax cuts would continue beyond 2012
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Pharmacy robber admits Augusta hammer attack
An Augusta man who spent six years in federal prison for the robbery pleads guilty to charges that will send him back to jail for four years.
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In NH, Obama pushes payroll tax cut extension
The president argues that a failure to extend the tax breaks would hurt middle-class families already struggling amid a shaky economy.