The 9.7 percent jump is more than double the usual growth rate.
2021
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks rally after Fed announces faster pullback, rate hikes
The central bank plans to shrink its monthly bond purchases at twice the pace it previously proposed, likely ending them altogether in March.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
South Korean dairy company apologizes for ad likening women to cows
The owner of Seoul Milk removed the video from its YouTube channel, but it remains available on the accounts of users who uploaded it.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Judge hears arguments in power line case days before voter-approved law takes effect
Judge Michael Duddy said he will decide within the next two days whether to grant an injunction to keep Maine’s law banning the project from taking effect.
Posted inTimes Record
Police voiced frustration with Brunswick school officials during hazing investigation
‘… it became clear that the school department had no intention on turning over the items requested in the subpoena in a timely manner,’ Detective Chris Balestra wrote in his report.
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Retail sales rose a modest, seasonally adjusted 0.3% in November
News about shortages may have pushed some to begin holiday shopping early, in October.
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Fire destroys Harpswell mobile home, kills dog
A dog was killed and a mobile home destroyed in fire in Harpswell on Wednesday. According to Ben Wallace, the fire chief for Cundy’s Harbor Fire Department and Orr’s and Bailey’s Islands Fire Department, emergency personnel responded to a structure fire at 420 Cundy’s Harbor Road around 10:20 a.m. and the scene was cleared at […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Waterville downtown restaurant closed for numerous health violations, state report says
Cancun Mexican Restaurant must immediately address violations found by a state health inspector, according to a report dated Dec. 8.
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Three finalists named for 2021 Fitzpatrick Trophy
Thomas Horton of Bonny Eagle, Will Ledbetter of Windham and Caden McDuffie of Cape Elizabeth are finalists for Maine’s top high school football award.
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Organic dairy farmers in Maine, Northeast offered new assistance in wake of contract cancellations
The proposal falls short of what state officials and organic agriculture groups had sought after Horizon Organic announced in August that it would not renew dairy contracts with organic dairy farms across the Northeast, including 14 in Maine.