The state will pay unemployed workers as much as $1,500 each if they take jobs in June or July, as recovering businesses struggle to hire enough help.
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Mainer’s idea to put the pot in the lobster sparks new research
Using Charlotte Gill’s highly publicized method of exposing lobsters to THC, a team of scientists set out to determine if there was science behind the sensation.
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Maine summer tourism relies on foreign student labor. But not this year.
Closed embassies, international travel restrictions and a backlogged visa process mean only a fraction of the usual number of students will make it to the U.S., leaving seasonal employers scrambling.
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Bath shipyard awarded $55 million contract extension
The federal contract modification will allow the shipyard to perform planning and design work on new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers through June 2022.
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Vinyl records find new groove during pandemic, keeping sales spinning
Retailers cheer on Record Store Day, which is being held on 2 days, June 12 and July 17.
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Lobster lovers feeling the pinch of high prices
Lobster is pricey this season due to a limited supply, high demand and the reopening of the economy as the nation moves past the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sushi and beer partnership coming to Freeport
Mr. Tuna and GoodFire Brewing have teamed up to buy the Route 1 building that previously housed El Jefe and Conundrum.
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Federal plan to save whales could mean big changes for lobster industry
An aggressive risk-reduction target for the endangered North Atlantic right whale has industry leaders worried about the future of lobstering.
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Hannaford to open second location in Brunswick this month
The Cook’s Corner location is set to open on Saturday, June 19.
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Brunswick hospital providers train tufts Medical Students
On June 1, two medical students began a nine-month clinical rotation at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Maine Track students Katherine Brady and James McCullum are receiving training under the supervision of Mid Coast providers as part of the Tufts University School of Medicine – Maine Medical Center Program (TUSM-MMC) Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) program. […]