The Maine Connectivity Authority would be given the power and discretion to coordinate a statewide buildout of high speed internet, instead of a patchwork of local and private-sector initiatives.
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Maine completes first phase of electric vehicle fast-charger network
The installation of new ‘level 3’ charging stations comes at a time when both government and automakers are promoting a transition to electric cars and trucks.
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Bowdoinham farm among four Maine farms receiving grants to expand
Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham is among four farms that received matching grants from Maine Farmland Trust upon completion of the trust’s Farming for Wholesale program. The farms, which received grants totaling $200,000, will implement business plans focused on scaling up for wholesale by investing in equipment and infrastructure to streamline their production, improve their […]
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Farmers market opening at former Brunswick base
The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust will open its Saturday Farmers’ Market for the season on Saturday, May 1. The market will be located at the Pegasus Street/Atlantic Avenue parking lot at Brunswick Landing, site of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station until Oct. 30. That location was chosen in order to provide for increased physical distancing […]
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New bookstore coming to Topsham
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops will be opening a new location in the Topsham Fair Mall between Renys and Lamey Wellehan. “A year ago when all our stores had to close because of the pandemic, we thought the world as we knew it was ending,” said Jeff Curtis, CEO and co-owner of Sherman’s, in a […]
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From the Chamber: Solving the problems of 2030 in 2021
2021 is surging forward with the pent-up pressure of a recently unkinked hose, making nearly every business leader I speak with almost too busy to chat. Businesses are tremendously busy trying to get back to normal, and hoping to exceed it, in order to make up for any 2020 losses. Lodging properties are looking to […]
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Mainers celebrate ‘stoner Christmas’ for first time under legal cannabis sales
Recreational cannabis retail stores across the state celebrated ‘4/20’ with specials, giveaways, raffles, food trucks, live music and more.
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Hannaford says it no longer sends any waste food to landfills
The supermarket chain said it has eliminated food waste at all 183 of its stores, which added up to 65 million pounds diverted from landfills last year.
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Maine: Senators want PPP improvements; 1M shots administered
Maine’s U.S. senators want the Paycheck Protection Program to provide more help to seasonal small businesses. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King said Monday they are proposing a law change because some small seasonal businesses were unable to take full advantage of the program. The senators said their proposal “modifies a provision […]
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Politicians, business leaders speak in support of revitalizing passenger rail service in central Maine
The Maine Rail Group sponsored the presentation about LD 227 “To Conduct a Feasibility Study for Extending Passenger Rail Service from Brunswick through Augusta and Waterville to Bangor.”