After just seven years, the aquaponics operation run by a 26-year-old Bowdoin grad is the largest in New England and raises 1 million heads of lettuce yearly. And there’s much more to come.
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New England Vascular Access recognizes Jill Boulanger
SABATTUS — New England Vascular Access has recognized Jill Boulanger as its Star of the Quarter. NEVA provides mobile vascular access services to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice organizations throughout New England. Boulanger works as a vascular access specialist and is responsible for assessing patient needs, working with the patient’s health care team to […]
UScellular donates to Boys & Girls Clubs
PORTLAND — UScellular has donated $30,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine to provide educational opportunities and experiences to local youth. UScellular’s donation supports K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and academic enrichment programs for members at the club. This is part of a $1 million donation the company made to support […]
Stocks close higher with help from tech, but still down for week
Investors’ worries about the possibility of rising inflation as the U.S. economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic fueled three days of heavy selling.
Gasoline crunch from cyberattack spreads to nation’s capital
Colonial Pipeline says deliveries are being made in all of its markets, but it would take ‘several days’ to return to normal.
Mainers celebrate loosened restrictions, but some hesitant to shed masks
People interviewed Friday expressed relief, as well as reservations about unvaccinated people and indoor settings.
Greece joins Mediterranean race to win back tourists
Southern European countries are scrambling to reopen their tourism services to lure vacationers emerging from lockdowns.
States, businesses weigh impact of relaxed CDC mask guidelines
Labor groups and others warn that employees at stores, restaurants and bars could be left exposed to COVID-19 from customers and be forced into the unwanted role of ‘vaccination police.’
Lewiston immigrant staffing agency, Topsham foodie website win Top Gun LA pitch-off
They’ll head to the statewide finals in two weeks, pitching again for a $25,000 grand prize.
As feds push menthol cigarette ban, states weigh broader measures
Maine is one of several states considering restrictions on methanol cigarettes.