The Falmouth Planning Board gives preliminary approval to the addition of 29 residences at Blueberry Commons.
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Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Helping working Mainers save for retirement
Earlier this month, I received an exciting update from Elizabeth Bordowitz, the executive director of the Maine Retirement Investment Trust (MERIT). As of June 18, MERIT cleared $1 million in assets, with nearly 5,000 funded accounts and an average payroll contribution of $49.86. That’s the first million dollars saved for hardworking Mainers across the state, […]
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About 1 in 4 U.S. adults over 50 say they expect to never retire, an AARP study finds
About 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can’t retire
China’s first generation of migrant workers played an integral role in the country’s transformation from an impoverished nation to an economic powerhouse.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Activists say Maine public workers’ retirement system is failing to divest from fossil fuels
But the officials who decide how to invest the retirement funds of Maine’s government employees said fully divesting from fossil fuel companies would violate their constitutional duty.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Retirement savings plan law takes effect January 2024 in Maine
Employers with five or more employees who don’t offer a qualified plan must offer workers the chance to save for retirement.
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Richmond residents to vote on retirement plan to attract police officer candidates
The plan would allow full-time officers to qualify for retirement after 25 years of service, instead of after turning 60 years old.
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New state retirement program targets small-business employees
About 200,000 Maine workers who have long gone without employer-sponsored retirement savings plans soon will be able to save for their golden years through the Maine Retirement Investment Trust.
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Maine to provide retirement savings program for residents not eligible through work
A pilot version of the program is scheduled to start this fall, and the full program is expected to be phased in through January 2026.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Learning to make it all up as I go along
Improv‘s ‘yes, and …’ rule has me hooked on stepping outside my comfort zone to create a scene with no script.
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