The execution of the search warrant came after a judge ordered Simple Twist Cannabis Co. to close and pay thousands in civil penalties for its lack of licenses.
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Oxford County hydropower project would be a first for Maine
A Cianbro-backed company wants to build a pumped storage hydropower facility in Canton and Dixfield.
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Longtime Lewiston preschool to close, citing Medicaid shortfalls
‘There is unfortunately no financially viable path forward to keeping the program open,’ a company official said.
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Owner of 11 Maine nursing homes files for bankruptcy
Genesis Healthcare, headquartered in Pennsylvania, operates facilities in Farmington and Lewiston, among others.
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Trump EPA moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation
The scientific finding the White House is proposing revoking declared in 2009 that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
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Sappi finishes Skowhegan mill’s $500 million paper machine overhaul
The company announced Tuesday it finished the conversion and expansion of Paper Machine No. 2 at its Somerset Mill, saying production will ramp to full volume in 2026.
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Lewiston company announces patent for 3D-printable tungsten powder
The patent from Elmet Technologies has applications in defense and aerospace industries.
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St. Mary’s new mental health program offers path ‘to heal and grow’
The behavioral health day program aims to give patients a level of care between inpatient and outpatient services, and take stress off emergency departments.
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New state law adds ‘insult to injury’ for Maine solar, clean energy
Advocates and developers warn that the law threatens to put Maine’s growing renewable energy sector on ice.
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Lost Fishermen’s Memorial committee still considering father and son’s inclusion
Barbara Sellitto said the committee is working with the state to determine whether Chester and Aaron Barrett, a father and son who died when their scalloping boat sank in January, qualify for a place on the memorial.