WASHINGTON — It’s a done deal. Almost everyone, or so it seems, believes the Federal Reserve will cut short-term interest rates next week when its main decision-making body meets. President Trump favors lower rates. So do many economists, including some fierce Trump critics. Similarly, Fed Chairman Jerome “Jay” Powell says the Fed wants to sustain […]
July 2019
Posted inConnections
Briefly: Local
Everything must go in former school sale PERU — The Peru Fire Association will hold a sale at the former Peru Elementary School, 30 Main St., from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 27, to dispose of the contents remaining from when the building was a “school,” and other miscellaneous items that may have […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Woman doesn’t think friend will be able to support herself
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been best friends with “Mary” since we were 13. We’re 23 now. We tell each other everything and are as close as sisters. We went to high school together, but I graduated and Mary dropped out in senior year with the intention of finishing up later. She never did. She does want […]
Posted inHoroscope
Virgo: Figure out your feelings before showing emotion
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Taylor Schilling, 35; Jonathan Rhys Meyers, 42; Cassandra Clare, 46; Maya Rudolph, 47. Happy Birthday: This is a year of preparation and rethinking what you want to do moving forward. Putting a long-term plan in place with a realistic timeline is encouraged, even if you feel the need to boldly […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 27
100 years ago: 1919 The Jewish synagogue at New Auburn, rebuilt and remodeled since the old one was burned a year and a half ago, is now partially completed so far as its exterior goes, with the exception of the doors. The congregation had hoped to finish the interior by the Jewish New Year, which […]
Posted inSports
Betts hits 3 homers in another Red Sox rout of Yankees
Mookie Betts takes New York starter James Paxton deep all three times in Boston’s 10-5 win.
Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust places spruce budworm traps
Proactive efforts of the Maine Forest Service and Seven Islands Land Company
Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
Wilhelm Reich Museum summer nature program
Upcoming free Sunday workshops
Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
Snapshots in Time: Excerpts from the Annals of Maine’s Sporting Past
Hunters became lost between Rangeley and Dead River