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From the Chamber: 5 important October event dates

As many have now settled into their fall routines, it’s time to re-engage with some of the business networking events that have so much value to our local businesses. Here are five October events that can help grow your connections and your brand. Drinks with Neighbors, Oct. 10 Have you seen what’s been happening in […]

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Dick Polman: What the debating Republicans forgot to mention

These Republican presidential squabble-debates are so worthless, so utterly devoid of value, that they make three-dollar bills look like Bob Menendez’s gold bars. How is it possible for these B-team blowhards to yammer on for two interminable hours without once mentioning that the cult’s AWOL authoritarian, Donald Trump, recently pined for the execution of the […]

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Public power question focus of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay speaker series

Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s first presentation of its 27th annual Winter Speaker Series will focus on Maine’s looming public electric utility question, Question 3. The talk features former State Rep. Seth Berry, co-founder of Our Power, an organization geared toward passing Question 3. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations are again being held via Zoom and are […]

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The Conversation: Government shutdowns hurt federal worker morale, long after paychecks resume — especially for those considered ‘nonessential’

THE CONVERSATION — Unless Congress and the White House can agree on a budget or extend funding short term, the federal government will shut down on Oct. 1, 2023. This means that approximately 2.2 million civilian federal employees would be furloughed and face delayed paychecks and lost work hours — in addition to 3.7 million federal contractors who would also be forced […]