The growth was at a pace sharply lower than the 3%-plus growth rates seen over the past year.
Julia McCue
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Feds allege Lyman man tried to entice New York minor for sex
Jay Scott Cloutier corresponded for several months with someone he allegedly believed to be a teen boy.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Ex-French President Chirac, who opposed U.S. invasion of Iraq, dies at 86
Chirac, nicknamed ‘Le Bulldozer,’ was long the standard-bearer of France’s conservative right, and mayor of Paris for nearly two decades.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Neighbors of Seabrook nuclear plant want better monitoring of cracks in foundation
Regulators extended Seabrook’s operating license through 2050 earlier this year, despite calls to delay.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Brunswick’s Carolyn Brady is hoping to be Maine’s first Miss America
Brady, a Bowdoin graduate, says she is ready for a competition that now emphasizes talent and achievement, not physical appearance.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Man who caused standoff sues police, alleging recklessness
A Dixmont man who was shot 3 times and had his home bombed by a police explosive is suing 18 state police members.
Posted inNation & World, News
In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor?
Increasingly, motorists in states where marijuana is legal in some form are objecting when police insist on a search.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Camden high school student at center of lawsuit is arrested
The mother of the student accused by a classmate of sexual assault filed a lawsuit saying her son’s suspension from school violated his constitutional rights.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘I was stupid’: Actress Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in college admissions scandal
The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star tearfully apologizes to her daughter for not trusting her to get into college on her own.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
China calls off rise in tariffs on U.S. soybeans and pork as trade overtures resume
It’s the latest sign of a diplomatic thaw in the U.S.-China trade war that could lead to an interim agreement this fall.