WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices barely rose last month, the latest sign that slow economic growth is keeping inflation tame. The consumer price index increased just 0.1 percent in August, the Labor Department said Tuesday, after a 0.2 percent increase in July. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, core prices also rose just 0.1 […]

WASHINGTON The nation’s poverty rate stood still at 15 percent last year, the sixth straight year that it has failed to improve. The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that 46.5 million Americans — or more than 1 in 7 — were living in poverty last year. That is not statistically different from the number of impoverished […]

BANGOR — Juan Hernandez, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service state conservationist, recently announced the award of more than $181,000 in Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) funds to three Maine recipients, including Community Energy Partners, LLC, in Freeport. A component of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, CIG is a statewide competitive grants process to address some […]

BRUNSWICK — Alexis Nolan, R.N., C.N.M., recently joined the obstetrics and gynecology team of Mid Coast Medical Group — Women’s Health Care. She joins the midwifery team of Angela Ripley and Suzanne Zimmerman, offering full-scope midwifery and 24-hour-a-day coverage at Mid Coast Hospital’s Maternity Care Center. Working in concert with a team of doctors and […]

BRUNSWICK — The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management recently announced that Mechanics Savings Bank has been named one of the “Best Places to Work” in Maine. Mechanics Savings is a mutual savings bank with branches in Auburn, Brunswick, Lewiston and Windham. The bank employs 82 people, with total assets of […]

FREEPORT — September is when hunters all over New England begin preparing for the upcoming season by stocking up on gear, planning strategies and scoping out their spots. Get an edge up this year with the L.L. Bean Hunting Expo this Friday, Saturday and Sunday Whether you’re a veteran hunter or are just getting started, […]

“Only a few years ago I was a stay-at-home mom who owned too many shoes,” Tori Anna Dyke says with a wry smile. After her two grown sons flew the nest, she wanted to do something more creative than an office job. “One day I saw this small evening bag in a major department store, […]

WOOLWICH N o matter how old or how damaged, if the mechanics at Bath Cycle and Ski think they can fix an item for you, they will. And that item can be a bike, skis, snowboards — or even wheelbarrow wheels. “If we think we can repair it, there’s really nothing we won’t work on. […]

DETROIT – Prince Fielder homered and drove in three runs, and Justin Verlander pitched effectively into the seventh inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Detroit remained six games ahead of second-place Cleveland in the AL Central and dealt the third-place Royals a setback in […]

For the longest time, Chevrolet treated its big Impala sedan as a workhorse suitable for big fleet users. But for 2014, Chevrolet people are changing this car’s vocation. It’s about time that the roomy Impala sedan regained its status as a desirable sedan with lots of class! Consequently, the whole car has been redesigned to […]