BOARD APPOINTMENTS Maine College of Health Professions has announced that MCHP alum and CEO of Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice Ken Albert has accepted the role of MCHP board chair. Albert is a 1986 graduate of the college’s nursing program and will assume leadership of the college’s eight-member board, which is charged with serving as […]
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Southern Maine transit agencies awarded $11.1 million in stimulus funds
The CARES Act funds were awarded by the Greater Portland Council of Governments to help seven agencies replace revenues lost to the pandemic.
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Maine salmon producer denies allegations it misled consumers
Mowi ASA, the parent company of Ducktrap River of Maine, said its smoked salmon products are indeed ‘sustainably sourced.’
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Puritan Medical Products lauded for winning Inc.’s ‘Company of the Year’
The Guilford company was recognized for ramping up its nasal swab production to meet testing needs during the pandemic.
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The Wrap: Winter closures and openings
Several restaurants take winter breaks, new restaurants in Saco and Brunswick, and Little Giant adds a bakery and wine and beer delivery.
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Draft changes to state’s medical cannabis program would require track-and-trace system
Some providers worry the system would be cost-prohibitive and time-consuming, pushing prices higher and driving customers to the adult-use market.
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CMP critics seek renewed ban on disconnection notices
Lawyers have filed a complaint requesting that the moratorium on shutoff notices be reinstated for residential customers.
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Lawsuit alleges Maine smoked-salmon producer made false ‘sustainability’ claim
A federal lawsuit alleges Ducktrap River of Maine is misleading customers with packaging that says its salmon is sustainably sourced.
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Should workers wary of COVID-19 vaccines be forced to take one for the team?
Maine employers, like those across the world, are wrestling with the choice of whether to impose vaccination mandates for their workers.
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Farmers lose hope – and money – in race to build Maine’s hemp market
Marijuana’s non-psychotropic cousin was supposed to be a cash crop for Maine farmers, but it hasn’t worked out like that for most.