Earlier this month, the government reported that U.S. employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the economy remains healthy.
January 2023
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
U.S. Treasury buys time for Biden and Republicans on debt limit deal
The Treasury Department says it has started taking ‘extraordinary measures’ as the government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity of $31.381 trillion.
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Posted inConnections
Norway library to begin book club Jan. 26
In its new Pick Your Own Book Club, Norway Memorial Library plans each month to feature a genre of fiction and nonfiction. Participants pick a book from that month’s genre to read and talk about at the meeting, to explore new genres or to discover more authors and books in a favorite genre. All discussions […]
Posted inMaine, News
Hours-long standoff in Wells ends in man’s death
Wells police say the man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound late Wednesday night.
Posted inMaine
Keep the snow shovels handy. After this snowstorm, 2 more storms are headed toward Maine
Plowable amounts are expected across much of the state with heavy snow and slick travel Friday morning.
Posted inBethel, Business, The Bethel Citizen
Two new restaurants with ties to Bar Harbor open in Bethel
Mountain Social and The Elizabeth are across the street from each other on Main Street in Bethel. The owners are friends and both own restaurants in Bar Harbor, too.
Posted inBethel, The Bethel Citizen
After three visits to Ukraine last year, Bethel man continues to be inspired by the strength of its people
George Fox has become an aid worker who has dedicated himself to helping war-ravaged Ukrainians.
Posted inBethel, The Bethel Citizen
Police respond to 2 unrelated incidents within a mile of each other
Police arrested Chance Bellanceau, 29 of Portland, and Lydia Mills, 41, of Bethel, in separate unrelated incidents in Bethel this week.
Posted inBethel, The Bethel Citizen
Telstar history class visits Bethel Historical Society Museum and the Mason House
Telstar history students tour two Bethel historical buildings