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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Auburn’s Hilton Garden Inn shows off months-long refresh
The popular hotel opened in 2003 and was last renovated in 2014.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
PETA sues Maine Lobster Festival in an effort to stop steaming of 20,000 pounds of live lobster
The animal rights organization says lobsters can feel pain and that the city’s decision to allow the festival to steam them live is ‘a municipally endorsed spectacle of animal suffering.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s real estate market bucked trend of Northeast decline
More and more homes are hitting the market in Maine, but inventory still remains well below what experts consider a balanced level.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston narrowly votes down request to divest from weapons manufacturers
Councilor Josh Nagine, who brought the proposal forward, argued Lewiston shouldn’t be profiting off companies that produce ‘collateral damage’ locally and abroad.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Hammond Lumber Company to buy Waterville-based Ware-Butler, expanding its footprint
Hammond Lumber, based in Belgrade, will add 12 locations in Maine and New Hampshire and consolidate three other stores.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
How will Trump’s tax breaks on tips affect Maine workers?
Experts weigh in on how this provision of President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will work.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine honors fishermen who died at sea. But 2 are excluded from a beloved town memorial.
Four names were added to the Lost Fishermen’s Memorial in Lubec, but the community is in upheaval over a decision not to include Chester and Aaron Barrett because of what some consider an arbitrary and unfair policy.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Officials say Franklin County fiber-optics training successful, but student stipends delayed
The students gained hands-on skills and certifications to work in the fiber-optics field, but $800 stipend checks from program still have not been delivered due to administrative delays, program officials say.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Maine, The Rangeley Highlander
Rangeley tour offers the public a look at sustainable timber harvesting practices
Nathan Kay, district resource manager for Seven Islands Land Company, said his organization wants “our forests to be sustainable and thriving so we can continue doing what we do.”