In return for collecting sales tax on New Jersey purchases, the retailer will get millions in grants.
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Credit card use remains tight as borrowing rises
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumers borrowed more in November to buy cars and attend school, but stayed cautious with their credit cards. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that consumers increased their borrowing in November by $16 billion from October to a seasonally adjusted record of $2.77 trillion. Borrowing that covers autos and student loans increased $15.2 […]
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AIG, thankful for bailout, may now sue U.S. because of it
Despite running high-profile ads expressing its gratitude, the insurance-financial giant may join a shareholder suit.
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That Vegan Thing: ‘Fessing up: I didn’t know beans about legumes
I am a college-educated man and professional nearly 50 years old who really likes to cook, eat and, since becoming vegan, try just about anything for meals. But I have to be honest, when my wife told me we were having curried coconut lentils for dinner a few weeks ago, I really I found myself […]
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Whatever your diet style, there’s a cookbook for it
Are you a celebrity watcher? A magazine clipper? A list maker, supplement taker, whole grains baker? No matter what kind of person you are, there’s a new diet cookbook to help lay the foundation for that inevitable New Year’s resolution. The 2012 crop of healthy eating books runs the gamut from secrets of the rich […]
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Weed, yes, but it suits this bread well
Use dandelion greens where you normally would ‘bitter’ greens like kale, arugula and spinach.
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The Maine Ingredient: Time to steam up those windows
OK, now’s the time for full-on comfort food. The buche de Noels, chateaubriands and swanky cosmos are in the past, and now it’s time for warm stew, homemade bread and a beer. Plus, it’s more than a might nippy outside, so who doesn’t want to have something simmering on the stove for an hour or […]
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Soup to Nuts: Royal Rose simple syrup has sweet idea
The duo behind Royal Rose had a sweet idea — simple syrups for cocktails — that has caught the eye of some major industry players.
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Natural Foodie: Maine doctor’s ‘Dunk the Junk’ makes healthy food look hip
Dr. Kevin Strong knows the public-health community is being outspent and outmaneuvered by the makers of junk food. But he’s not willing to shrug his shoulders and let the hucksters of soda, candy and processed foods win the battle for children’s stomachs and, by extension, the war over obesity. “As physicians and a medical community, […]
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Dispatches
BRUNSWICK Robert Burns supper at Tavern at The Inn The Tavern at The Inn at Brunswick Station will host a supper honoring Scottish poet Robert Burns on Jan. 25. The supper will begin with a 6 p.m. reception where guests will be served traditional Scotch eggs — a hardboiled egg that is stuffed in sausage […]