Consumer spending, which accounts for 70% of U.S. economic activity, rose only slightly in November even as people shifted their holiday shopping to earlier in the season.
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Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Obituary – Kathryn Goodwin
Kathryn Goodwin, 73, of Kennebunk, passed away on Dec. 19, 2021. She was born in Damariscotta on Aug. 18, 1948, to Lynfield and Lillian (Genthner) Clifford, one of the Cliffords’ 11 children. Kathryn moved to Biddeford, where she began working for John Roberts Textile Company for several years. She then moved to Kennebunk and worked […]
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.S. adds Merck pill as second easy-to-use drug against COVID-19
The authorization comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. jobless claims unchanged at 205,000 while Maine claims decline
National weekly claims numbers, a proxy for layoffs, have fallen steadily most of the year.
Posted inTimes Record
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association to host pop-up shop fundraiser
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association is hosting a holiday pop-up shop at their office at 93 Pleasant St. in Brunswick Thursday, Dec. 23. from noon to 5 p.m. Masks are required. The pop-up shop will have a selection of association merchandise including shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, bags and will feature the newly released cookbook “Catch: A Maine […]
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England
In highly vaccinated New England, hospitals are under unprecedented strain as COVID-19 surges
Across New England=, hospitals are struggling with an overwhelming burden of patients amid a surge that has struck harder and faster than experts expected.
Posted inTimes Record
Photos: The art of giving in Bath
Each classroom at Fisher Mitchell Elementary School in Bath was challenged to collect as many cans of food as they could to support the Bath Area Food Bank. Students collected 467 cans and fifth graders helped school librarian Meg Barker deliver the cans earlier this month. The food drive, organized by Barker, helped introduce students […]
Posted inMaine, News
Federal ambulance teams set to arrive Tuesday as Maine braces for post-holiday COVID surge
While the delta variant continues to drive cases and hospitalizations, Maine health officials say it’s likely only a matter of time before the omicron variant becomes the dominant strain here.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Crowd erupts as 40-year-old Joe Johnson scores in return to Celtics
The seven-time All-Star signed a 10-day contract with Boston, which has seven players in the NBA’s COVID protocols.
Posted inMaine, News
Scarborough’s newly named fire chief has stepped up during pandemic
Deputy Chief Rich Kindelan, who will replace Chief Michael Thurlow in January, has kept town employees informed, ordered personal protective equipment, managed contact tracing and ensured reimbursement for pandemic-related costs.