Dozens of the centers have closed over the last two years in Maine, a reflection of the difficulty in finding workers and also rising costs that nibble away at razor-thin profit margins.
Sacha Feldberg
Posted inMaine
Leave the car at home: New Long Pond docks help make boats the preferred means of travel
Jeff Baron lead a campaign to raise $86,000 so that docks could be installed behind Day’s Store in Belgrade, just in time for the rush of people heading to the Belgrade Lakes for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
10% of Maine child care centers closed during the pandemic, threatening ‘the workforce behind the workforce,’ experts say
With Maine child care facilities closing and financial pressure on those still open, concerns rise that parents won’t be able to return to work.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
New law will give big boost to Maine’s tiny home lovers
Nationally, the tiny home industry is booming — a trend that in Maine will benefit from new legislation passed this spring.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Revisiting a very beautiful, 114-foot-tall American chestnut tree that grows in Hebron
It’s considered the biggest in Maine and one of the biggest in the country.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston-Auburn Riverfest coming this weekend
The Riverfest will take place beginning Friday, July 23.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
‘A new lens’: Bates Dance Festival returns to the L-A community
Performers from around the world will attend July 14 to 31.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
A schedule of Bates Dance Festival events for 2021
Here’s what you need to know.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Introducing the LA Metro Chamber of Commerce’s New Explore + Discover Guide
On Thursday morning, the LA Metro Chamber introduced their new Explore + Discover guide to local business leaders.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
B-happy: Local bingo players glad to be back
Players say they appreciate the camaraderie more now, having gone so long during the COVID-19 pandemic without one of their favorite pastimes.