In the first two parts of the Midcoast Workforce Series we have looked at the myth of current unemployment being the result of masterful political policies and also we dove into the societal barriers facing the unemployed. To recap, for low unemployment, policies are a very small part of the record unemployment, when in fact […]
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Rob Tod, founder of Allagash Brewing, wins James Beard award
The founder of a popular Portland-based brewery won a prestigious James Beard Foundation Award on Monday night. Rob Tod, founder of Allagash Brewing Co. on Industrial Way in Portland, was named the top professional in the category of Outstanding Wine, Beer or Spirits Producer, according to a James Beard Foundation tweet posted just after 7:30 […]
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Young Maine developer builds a career after tragedy
WESTBROOK — At 26, Tyler Hall has made decisions that have successfully catapulted him into the world of real estate development. But he also decided seven years ago to drive recklessly after a college party – a decision that cost the life of a friend and landed Hall in prison on a 16-month sentence. Today, […]
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Lewiston’s massive Continental Mill heads to auction
LEWISTON — It could be an estimated 250 to 500 housing units. It could be retail. It could be a hotel or offices. The 560,000-square-foot Continental Mill is big enough to be all of the above. Now, to find the buyer willing to take it on. Interested developers got a look Monday morning at the giant, empty, […]
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Brunswick farm ‘hops’ on the craft beer bandwagon
BRUNSWICK — It’s no secret Maine has an abundance of breweries, with more than 130 across the state. The state does, however, lack commercial hops farmers to supply local ingredients to those breweries. That’s why Brunswick native Nick Favreau convinced his parents in 2016 to start using the family’s farm at 195 Woodside Drive to […]
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It’s not easy being blue: Tough times for blueberry growers reflect global struggles
This summer, for the first time in four generations, the Hammond family won’t harvest the wild blueberries they tend on almost 200 acres Down East. Like anyone who makes a living off the land, the Hammonds have weathered ups and downs for nearly seven decades, but the last few years have been the toughest in […]
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Appraiser and auctioneer Daniel Buck Soules to give talk on Antiques Roadshow experience in Durham
DURHAM — Daniel Buck Soules has held countless years’ worth of history in his hands. Whenever he comes across a new-to-him antique — a late-1600s bible box, for example— he likes to imagine what the item was like when it was “brand spanking new,” and how excited the original owners must have been about it. […]
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Lewiston gift designer adds Freeport boutique
When Sarah Legare started making purses for friends at her kitchen table, she had no idea her hobby would become a business that takes her all the way to the Emmys. Fast forward 10 years and the Lewiston mom has expanded her business, EllieAnna, to a second shop at 114 Main St. in Freeport. “We’re […]
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Low unemployment and other barriers facing employers: Midcoast Workforce Series, Part I
When I hear politicians talking about low unemployment rates and breaking their arms patting themselves on the back, I giggle. Here’s why: In 1954, for the first time in U.S. history over 3 million babies were born. This continued annually for ten years- a decade of over 3 million births per year. We did not […]
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Maine releases draft rules for its recreational marijuana market
More than two years after residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana, Maine released draft rules Monday that detail how the state’s new adult-use market woud be launched, monitored and regulated by the Office of Marijuana Policy. The state released the rules in response to a Freedom of Access request by the Portland Press Herald. READ THE DRAFT […]