Interior areas of Maine are expected to get a couple inches of light snow.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
The price before Christmas: Costs of holiday decorations head north
Price increases and delays are not just hitting decorations and artificial trees: A variety of factors including fires and extreme heat have upped the prices on natural trees.
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Christmas tree buyers face reduced supplies, higher prices
Even Christmas trees aren’t immune to the pandemic-induced shortages and inflation plaguing the economy
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‘Christmas is not canceled, everyone will be able to find a Christmas tree’
Christmas trees, live and fake, are being needled by the same supply-chain issues affecting everything else.
Posted inMaine, News
Warming temperatures to turn wintry mix to rain Monday
Monday evening’s forecast includes snow showers and wind gusts in the 30 mph to 40 mph range.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
Despite the recent controversy, we can count on juries
Under the right conditions, a jury remains an honest arbiter and great leveler, perhaps the only one left in society in which the outcome of consequential disputes can be insulated from the corrosive influence of wealth, political power and mass media.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Omicron variant accelerates push for second-generation COVID-19 vaccines
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, a group working to spur vaccine development, expects to commit more funds soon to researchers focused on future Covid shots, its CEO said.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Omicron brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity ‘home to roost’
The emergence of the new omicron variant and the world’s desperate and likely futile attempts to keep it at bay are reminders of what scientists have warned for months: The coronavirus will thrive as long as vast parts of the world lack vaccines
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation / World, News
What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
The Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S. is on hold because of legal challenges, but employers can still require the shots
Posted inMaine, News
Thursday morning snowfall turns mainly to rain
A cold front moving across Maine is expected to bring heavy snow showers and snow squalls Thursday night.