The Federal Reserve chair acknowledged that inflation ‘has been moderating in recent months’ but added that ‘the process of getting inflation back down to 2% has a long way to go and is likely to be bumpy.’
March 2023
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ hockey: Thornton Academy holds off Bangor to advance to Class A final
Evan Beaudette’s power-play goal late in the second period breaks a 2-2 tie and sends the Trojans to Saturday’s state championship game.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Grants support ecological projects in Cumberland, Falmouth
The grants from the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership will fund sustainable landscaping workshops in Cumberland and a nature backpack program in Falmouth.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth’s proposed $18.9 million budget prioritizes future building projects
The $18.9 million spending plan includes $300,000 to launch a fund for major projects over the next 10 years, including expansions and renovations at the town’s two fire stations.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Saco school officials eye potential November referendum on school site
A PreK-K school and a separate Grade 1-5 school would be located on parcels of city-owned land, and on about 20 acres currently in private hands, near the intersection of Portland Road and Millbrook Road.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
May delivery of coastal dredge likely, county officials say
The construction was funded by $1.54 million in county rescue plan funds.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
USAF Band to play Biddeford concert March 31
BIDDEFORD- The United States Air Force Band from Washington, D.C., is heading out on a community relations tour to the Northeast. and will give a performance at Biddeford Middle School Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. March 31. The tour honors the service of Air Force members, past and present, and highlights the excellence of […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Library Links – Maine libraries rich in style and history
It is no secret that I love libraries. I have worked in some of the most beautiful buildings in Maine. The interesting thing about Maine’s roughly 250 libraries is that each of them is unique, both in style and in history. So far in my career I have been privileged to work in a beaux […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Military veteran convicted of obstruction in Capitol riot
Virginia resident Hatchet Speed, a former U.S. Naval reservist, marched to the Capitol with members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group.
Posted inNation & World, News
Survivors of deadly Mexico abduction return to America
A relative of one victim said Monday that the 4 had traveled together from the Carolinas so one of them could get a tummy tuck surgery from a doctor in the Mexican border city of Matamoros.