Health care and financial companies lead a broad rally on Wall Street, giving the market its third straight gain.
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Disconnect? Stocks rising despite fears over the coronavirus
Health experts don’t know how far the epidemic will spread, but markets are rallying as if investors expect no more than a modest hit to the global economy.
Pelosi ‘felt very liberated’ tearing up Trump speech
Furious Republicans condemn the House speaker’s action, and the president’s re-election campaign seeks to capitalize on it.
WMTS likely to reduce or cut service in Franklin County
The agency is not getting $10,000 from the county to leverage about $13,500 from the feds.
Mid Coast, MaineHealth merger gets final go-ahead
Mid Coast-Parkview Health will officially join the MaineHealth organization as a member March 1 and will work toward full integration over the next few months.
Wilton selectpersons question commissioners’ decision on nonprofit funding
The Board of Selectpersons authorized Town Manager Rhonda Irish to submit a letter to Franklin County commissioners asking why funding allocated to three nonprofit organizations has not been dispersed.
Immigration advocates in Maine worry about new ‘public charge’ rule
The regulation could make it more difficult for applicants to get green cards if they have taken public assistance.
Border dispute between Maine’s 2 oldest towns goes back 368 years
Meanwhile, the uncertainty over the York-Kittery line has left a local developer in limbo, York officials say.
Central Maine snow sculpting team takes 3rd at nationals
The mother-daughter team of Amanda Bolduc and Cathy Thompson reaches the podium again.