New assessments will be used in tax bills for fiscal 2027, which will be sent out a year from now in August 2026.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Health insurance rates in Maine set to skyrocket
Two major factors are driving up insurance rates in Maine: rising costs of prescription drugs and little competition in Maine’s market.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Is Maine experiencing a ‘wedding gap’?: Less tradition, lower budget
How the wedding industry is changing and what it means for couples, their families, and people who earn a living from weddings.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tariffs on Canadian goods have increased to 35%. How will Maine be affected?
A pact between the U.S., Canada and Mexico exempts the vast majority of imports from the new tax. But the changes will still hurt Maine’s people and businesses, according to the state chamber of commerce.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Giving Back, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon gets another chance to pass school budget
Voters, outraged at the rising tax rate in the municipal budget, rejected the school budget in June with 70% of voters saying no.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
President Donald Trump’s order imposing new tariffs on goods from scores of countries and the European Union starting in seven days has injected a new dose of uncertainty in an already uncertain process
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Rumford Falls Times
Central Maine Healthcare notifies patients of data breach in June
While the hospital system’s computers were down following the breach, patients reported barriers to care and medications for urgent health concerns.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bath Iron Works wins contract to build new U.S. Navy destroyer
The vessel is to be named after Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Central Maine Healthcare tells employees it’s planning layoffs, source says
Officials with the hospital system declined to comment publicly on the announcement Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, The Buzz
Employees take over Livermore Falls company; owner to be full-time writer
Main-Land Development Consultants owner Bob Berry III sold his stake to the firm’s employees.