Artists, festivals and presenters are feeling the effects of the president’s policies on immigration enforcement, travel bans and sexual orientation.
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Protesters urge Portland flyers to boycott Avelo over ICE flights
People rallied outside the Portland International Jetport Saturday afternoon to voice concerns about Avelo airlines, which operates in Maine and has also conducted deportation flights in Arizona.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Prominent Lewiston attorney under scrutiny for mishandling client funds
A pair of attorneys tasked with overseeing Paul Dionne’s business after he died in April say some clients face “significant financial loss.”
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Trump plans to hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%
Imports from Maine’s largest international trading partner may face steeper taxes next month, the result of the president’s continued frustrations over a trade deficit and fentanyl smuggling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Life & Culture, Things to Do
Maine’s roller skating scene gets a leg (and some wheels) up from social media
Online videos of roller skaters at Westbrook’s Happy Wheels have gone viral recently. They’re working to attract younger people to the activity and sport.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland Jetport travelers can now leave their shoes on at security. What’s changed?
After almost 20 years, the Transportation Safety Administration says modern technology has made its ‘Shoes-Off’ policy unnecessary.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Local & State, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington to share a maintenance worker between two departments
The move will split a worker between the Parks and Recreation Department and Public Works.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
With federal tax credit ending, Maine’s solar installers plan end-of-year sprint
The companies expect demand to jump as residential customers attempt to purchase solar systems before a long-standing 30% residential clean energy credit expires Dec. 31.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine Trust for Local News hires 3 to bolster innovation, community engagement
Leaders of the nonprofit that owns most of Maine’s daily newspapers said the hires will build on efforts to modernize the state’s news landscape.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Schooner Landing in Damariscotta opens in a food trailer, for now
The locally loved restaurant burned down last September. Over the July 4 weekend, it reopened in temporary quarters while it waits for the restaurant to be rebuilt.