Officials discussed how to unwind the stimulus once a key rate is raised, meeting minutes show.
May 2014
Posted inMaine, News
Winthrop woman pleads innocent in March traffic death
Alyssa Marcellino faces many other charges.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
FDA approves sweetest sweetener yet
The new ‘high-intensity’ advantame is 20,000 times sweeter, gram per gram, than table sugar.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Stiffer penalties adopted for high school hockey next season
The penalty for boarding and checking from behind was raised to an automatic 5-minute major.
Posted inSports
Healthy Carman boosts USM title chances
Logan Carman, the Huskies’ top pitcher, is back from a shoulder injury.
Posted inBusiness
On the Move
NEW FACES • Laura Hiestand joined Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as vice president and residential lender. She will be based in its Main Street office in Topsham. Hiestand, of Bath, has 22 years of mortgage banking experience, most recently at Primary Residential Mortgage in Bath. PROMOTIONS • Geoffrey Aleva was promoted to vice president, […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
McDonald’s employees arrested at shareholders meeting
A rally ahead of the annual meeting calls attention to fast-food workers’ low pay.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Obamacare critic didn’t let facts stand in the way of dire predictions
Yes, Mike Michaud voted for the health care law, but evidence suggests the vote will help in his run for governor.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. unit in Chad will help search for kidnapped girls from air
The force, made up largely of Air Force personnel, will conduct surveillance flights and operate drone aircraft.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
New research reveals that fetuses grow in company of bacteria
The new findings hint that the make-up of this microbial colony plays a role in premature birth.