Snowfall totals for the Feb. 25 storm
February 2022
Posted inNation / World
World governments are fine-tuning Russia sanctions; EU targets Putin, Lavrov
U travel. But overnight, EU leaders made it clear that would be off the table for now.
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Posted inNation / World
Sorting fact, disinformation in Russian attack on Ukraine
Journalists are documenting military activity across Ukraine, where disinformation is spiking during a Russian ground and air offensive.
Posted inNation / World, News
‘The fate of Ukraine is being decided right now’: Russian invaders push toward Ukraine’s capital
The U.S. and other global powers hit Russians with tougher sanctions and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals for a cease-fire while refusing American help to evacuate.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Key inflation gauge hit 6.1% in January, highest since 1982
Robust consumer spending has combined with widespread product and worker shortages to create the highest inflation in four decades.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
New Ventures Maine launches minigrant competition
New Ventures Maine has announced open applications for its Spring 2022 Marketing Mini-grant competition. The program aims to strengthen access to markets for micro-businesses by supporting the development of marketing tools, materials and activities. New Ventures Maine will award cash minigrants — up to $1,000 per region in six defined regions — to microenterprises for […]
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
He delivers on a campaign promise to appoint a Black woman and to further diversify the justices.
Posted inMaine
Most of Maine remains in ‘high’ risk category under new federal mask guidelines
Three counties – Kennebec, Waldo and Somerset – have been reclassified as ‘medium’ risk counties, meaning masks are recommended for certain at-risk groups and considered a personal choice for most people.
Posted inNation / World
The Latest: U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of the rich
Updates from the crisis in Ukraine as Russia invades.
Posted inMaine, News
‘Simple little storm’ delivers light, fluffy snow and a return to winter
The storm was a minor inconvenience for most, but provided a radical turnabout from the balmy weather Maine enjoyed just two days earlier.