General Motors says low inventory and production delays waiting on semiconductor chips – a key component in a variety of car parts – led to the dip in full-year new car sales.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
Biden urges concern but not alarm as omicron rises
The president emphasized that vaccines, booster shots and therapeutic drugs have mitigated the danger for the overwhelming majority of Americans who are fully vaccinated.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Airbnb hides guest names from hosts to fight racial bias – but only for Oregon residents
The policy stems from a voluntary settlement agreement the short-term rental platform reached with three Oregon women in 2019.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Gardiner girls basketball pauses season because of COVID concerns after trip to Florida
Tigers postpone pair of games due to COVID situation after playing in holiday tournament in Orlando.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
How Portland’s new indoor mask mandate will work
The mask requirement for public places takes effect Wednesday, along with an exception for businesses that require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all who enter.
Posted inNation / World
Prosecutor drops groping charge against former New York Gov. Cuomo
Brittany Commisso, one of the governor’s executive assistants, alleged the governor grabbed her breast.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Authorities search for body of missing Naples man in Auburn river
Mark Conley’s vehicle was discovered Monday in the Little Androscoggin River.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Andrew Lovejoy, future K-9 officer?
Andrew Lovejoy hopes to be a K-9 officer some day. In the meantime he collects police patches.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen, Uncategorized
Crescent Park kindergarteners shop for the homeless
BETHEL — Robin Kennett’s Crescent Park Kindergarten class visited The Family Dollar Store before Christmas with money they had raised from donations. Each of the three groups with the help of room mothers, had a spending budget to buy items people might need. Toiletries, mittens, hand warmers and more were taken back to school and […]
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Locals reflect on 2021, hope for a peaceful 2022
Locals walking the streets of Livermore Falls describe 2021 in one word and hope for a brighter, more harmonious 2022.