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Business, Local & State, News

Oxford, Paris to share 30-acre solar farm

by Steve Sherlock August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

The project, using 10,500 bifacial solar panels, is scheduled for completion in 2021.

News

Boy recovering after ATV wreck in Oxford

by Mark LaFlamme August 6, 2020August 7, 2020

Six-year-old seriously injured near New Oxford Dragway.

Business, News

Oxford Casino working on final details of reopening plan

by Steve Sherlock July 8, 2020July 9, 2020

Jack Sours, the vice president and general manager of Oxford Casino, hopes that its health and safety protocols will convince state authorities to soon lift the 200-person restriction.

Business, News

State adopts reopening plan for casinos; no word when Oxford will open

by Steve Sherlock July 7, 2020July 9, 2020

Hollywood Casino in Bangor will feature its slot machines starting Friday, but table games will remain closed.

Business, Local & State, News

Virus a big boom for consumer fireworks sales, big bust for commercial display companies

by Nathan Fournier June 5, 2020June 6, 2020

Central Maine Pyrotechnics sees revenue loss as municipalities cancel or postpone Fourth of July fireworks shows.

Business

Ocean State customer upset voluntary surcharge didn’t seem so voluntary

by Kathryn Skelton April 22, 2020April 23, 2020

On March 31, Ocean State Job Lot instituted a new 2% surcharge chain-wide to raise money for employees that cashiers can take off bills at checkout if customers ask, according to the company: “While that might not be happening 100% of the time, it is our intention.”

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Disease was formidable enemy for Maine soldiers in the Civil War

by Eben MIller Special to the Telegram April 19, 2020April 19, 2020

Then as now – and in surprising ways – illness shaped the way that people live and die.

Business, Outdoors, Sports

Oxbow serves up the perfect pair: Beer and cross-country skiing

by Deirdre Fleming March 8, 2020March 7, 2020

The brewery’s new tasting room in western Maine has free Nordic trails. Even better: Many other breweries in Maine also sit a stone’s throw from amazing trails for skiing, strolling or bicycling.