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Average US long-term mortgage rate dips below 6% for first time since 2022
One year ago, the benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 6.76%.
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8mThe push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don’t know where theirs are
Kathryn Pilgrim knew the century-old Victorian she bought in Dunkirk, New York, came with old plumbing. She replaced pipes she suspected of containing lead and later installed a kitchen filter designed to remove heavy metals. But six years after buying the house, she still can’t be sure that her tap water is lead-free because she […]
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1mBroken water pipe has left Camden road ‘impassable’
A Maine Water Co. worker called it “the worst one I have seen.”
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3mMaine lawmaker proposes 'Eliot Cutler Law' to clamp down on habitual sex offenders
Under the bill, convicted sex offenders would go back to jail after "the very first probation violation."
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3mMorning Update: What you need to know in Maine today
What we're talking about in Maine today.
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6mStocks fall on Wall Street as oil prices jump back above $100 a barrel after Iran war escalates
Wall Street faces a downturn as escalating conflict with Iran drives crude oil prices above $100 per barrel, fueling inflation fears and driving up Treasury yields.