FARMINGTON — Union Rental has become a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Farmington community. Union Rental at 211 Front St., owned by Bill Pinkham, will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks and moving supplies. Normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. To reserve U-Haul products at this dealer location call (207) […]
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Up With Community releases free Ideas to Action Field Guide
LEWISTON — Maine-based organization Up With Community, which helps businesses build learning and professional development programs, has released a free online Ideas to Action Field Guide. The guide is packed with hundreds of resources to help organizations design the most effective learning and growth projects. It’s broken into seven pathways, with each one being a […]
Drought saps California reservoirs as hot, dry summer looms
The impacts include fish, farms and hydroelectric plants that supply much of the state’s energy.
Most stocks fall, tech holds up as markets digest Fed moves
Markets around the world were mixed but mostly calm.
Photo: Fair food comes to Auburn
Trailer serves fair cuisine at temporary location on Center Street in Auburn.
Gallant Therapy Services moves, expands
LEWISTON — Gallant Therapy Services has moved from Sabattus Street to a new, spacious clinic at 20 East Ave. in the Lewiston Mall, next to the trampoline park. GTS provides pediatric occupational therapy and feeding therapy to children with developmental delays, behavioral concerns, learning delays, autism, ADHD, social skills delays, anxiety and concerns with childhood […]
CMMC earns fourth consecutive CARF International accreditation
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s inpatient acute rehabilitation unit has been accredited for three years by CARF International. It is the fourth consecutive three-year accreditation the international accrediting body has given to CMMC. The accreditation represents the highest level of accreditation that can be given to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance […]
Bills to halt changes to medical marijuana program advance in Legislature
The Maine House of Representatives approved one bill 117-25 late Wednesday, and the Senate followed suit Thursday.
Maine House votes to shift some recycling costs to producers
Maine might become the first state to adopt a program sometimes called ‘extended producer responsibility,’ which has been used in Canada and Europe.
New U.S., Maine jobless claims tick up slightly despite overall decline
The speed of the rebound from the recession has caught many businesses off guard and touched off a scramble to hire.