The biggest factor: Many non-working people within households found a job as the economy rebounded from recession.
September 2018
Posted inNation & World, News
FDA goes hard after vaping by teenagers in order to stop an ‘epidemic’
Concerned about how nicotine affects their brains and that the practice is a pathway to tobacco use, the agency is targeting retailers who sell to minors and may ban flavored e-cigarette liquids.
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Posted inNews, Politics
Afghan refugee wins New Hampshire statehouse primary
Safiya Wazir, a Concord Democrat, fled Afghanistan as the Taliban consolidated power
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump administration diverted nearly $10 million from FEMA to ICE, document says
The Department of Homeland Security report says the money went to the immigrant detention program.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath firefighter on paid leave after OUI charge
BATH — The city has placed one of its firefighters on indefinite leave after he was arrested Sept. 6 on a charge of drunken driving. James Perry, 56, of 1542 Washington St., was among officers who responded to 1495 Washington St. to search for a missing swimmer. Deputy Chief Bob Savary said some officers who […]
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MaineVoices Live with Ilma Lopez and Cara Stadler
The Oct. 30 event features a conversation with the two chefs, both of whom own multiple restaurants in Southern Maine.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
SMCC students to return to South Portland dorm after mold remediation
SOUTH PORTLAND — Southern Maine Community College students displaced from their campus dormitory after the discovery of mold will move back into the building this weekend, a college spokesman said. The discovery of mold in the 10-year-old Spring Point Residence Hall led administrators to temporarily close the building Aug. 19 and move students to alternative housing, […]
Posted inNation & World
Climate change could mean more rapidly intensifying hurricanes
The study draws on enhanced computer power to represent storms in a model that simulates the atmosphere and the oceans.
Posted inPolitics
Brakey campaign hits King over 9/11 remarks
The tape makes the rounds on social media, driven by Breitbart.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
1 contested race, for City Council, on South Portland ballot
SOUTH PORTLAND — Two candidates will be on the Nov. 6 city ballot hoping to be elected to a three-year term representing City Council District 4. The seat is being vacated by Mayor Linda Cohen. April Caricchio of Cash Street and James H. Gilboy of Barnstable Road returned nomination papers by the Sept. 7 deadline. Cohen, […]