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Lacey Todd attains teaching National Board Certification
RUMFORD — Lacey Todd of Rumford, a fifth-grade teacher at Regional School Unit 10’s Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico, has attained her teacher’s National Board Certification as of late February. Todd spent five years working toward her certification as she also taught at the same time at Regional School Unit 10 schools in Rumford […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bill inspired by South Portland fuel tank emissions earns committee’s endorsement
The bill would require installation of monitoring stations near tanks and the collection of emissions caused while loading fuel into tanker trucks.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Mills nominates utilities lawyer to serve on Maine PUC
If he’s confirmed, Patrick Scully, the recently retired CEO of Bernstein Shur, will be the second commissioner the governor has named to the three-person panel.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems with ships
Technology that doesn’t work as it should, deferred maintenance and an aging fleet are among the challenges.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Businesses celebrate unmasking, but some customers hesitate
Maine’s indoor mask mandate and other pandemic restrictions expired Monday, as the state aligned with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints
The world gets 45% of its polysilicon – used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels – from Xinjiang, a region where the ruling party has been accused of forced labor and ethnic cleansing.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Proposal to extend passenger rail to Bangor advances in Legislature
Major questions remain about the project, though, such as its cost and its environmental impact.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Biden doubling emergency spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms, climate change
2021 has already had significant winter storms that caused a deadly blackout in Texas and other states and underscore the damage caused by climate change.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Outdoor retailer REI to open first Maine store in Westbrook
The Seattle-area company, which competes with Maine-based L.L. Bean and others, plans to open at Rock Row in the fall.