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Hughesville company builds on success

Coming off a solid year with a high sales volume, a local company is looking to take its success one step further. RT Machine Co. and RT Machine Service recently acquired Straitoplane, Inc. to complement its existing operations near Hughesville. "The company was available to us," Ron ...

A key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar

WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities squeezing Americans' finances. The figure reported Thursday by the Commerce ...

Got a dime? Businesses seek Treasury help with coin shortage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply — again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and "get coin moving." A group of trade associations ...

Gas Prices Climb

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gas prices climbed to new all-time record levels in New Jersey and around the nation after breaking records set in 2008 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $4.37, ...

Shop local to spruce up home during Spring cleaning

Whether you are preparing your house for sale or simply doing a spring spruce up, buying local can help you tackle a range of projects from small to big. One of the easiest ways to breathe new life into a home is with fresh paint. According to Lisa Fink, with Fink’s Paint Store in ...

UAE to urge OPEC to consider boosting output

WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it will urge OPEC to consider boosting oil output. The announcement followed a U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil, the latest in a series of sanctions designed to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine. Oil prices have risen sharply since ...