Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries, and airfares jumped, while a measure of layoffs also increased, putting the Federal Reserve in a tough spot as it prepares to cut rates at its meeting next week despite persistent price pressures.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Bacteria found at Willard Beach is confirmed to come from humans
Willard Beach is an impaired beach. South Portland’s Water Resource Protection department is working to address sources of bacteria that end up in the ocean.
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Maine’s annual summit on aging to be held in Bangor this year
The 2025 Change AGEnt Summit will be held Sept. 19 at the Cross Insurance Center.
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Collins votes with Republicans to defeat Democrats’ effort to force release of Epstein files
The effort to insert language into Congress’ annual defense authorization bill would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein.
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Common Ground Fair looks to set another record after years of growth
Attendance at the longstanding Unity event had been dropping in the years leading up to the pandemic. But turnout reached an all-time high in 2024, and organizers are hopeful the trajectory will continue.
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Portland City Council to consider whether police can buy a drone
The purchase was approved by the Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. The item now heads to the full council.
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Yarmouth tries to slow traffic, prevent injuries in village center
The town installed five temporary traffic calming measures this week as it tries to eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries.
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Portland students adjust to school without cellphones
Many were resistant to the policy when the district considered it last spring but said this week that the rollout has gone better than expected.
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Popham Beach neighbors take dispute to Maine’s high court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is still weighing a broader lawsuit focused on public beach access.
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Two Maine restaurants named to New York Times annual 50 Best List
One is in Deer Isle, the other in Rockland.