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Fast-cash house flippers flood poor neighborhoods in U.S.
Wholesalers have taken advantage of low interest rates and the tight housing market.
Maine bill to require companies to pay for packaging disposal clears committee
Companies could reduce their liability by creating independent recycling programs or reducing the amount of packaging on the products they sell.
Hack prompts new security regulations for U.S. pipelines
Specifics were not revealed, but one official says the directive includes a mandate that companies report cyber incidents to the federal government.
Dunkin’ building across from CMMC is for sale
The building at 321 Main St. housing Dunkin’ has been listed with NAI The Dunham Group for $650,000.
New $6 million solar project approved for Lewiston
• High-traffic Main Street hot spot for sale in Lewiston
• Mainers saying goodbye to cable at the 14th-fastest rate in the country
Million-dollar battery could help charge Casco Bay hybrid ferry
Adding energy storage could offer lessons for how to charge electric public transit fleets, from ferries to buses.
Lewiston’s Sonder & Dram to develop restaurant and lounge
The downtown speakeasy-style bar is expanding to second floor.
Lacey Todd attains teaching National Board Certification
RUMFORD — Lacey Todd of Rumford, a fifth-grade teacher at Regional School Unit 10’s Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico, has attained her teacher’s National Board Certification as of late February. Todd spent five years working toward her certification as she also taught at the same time at Regional School Unit 10 schools in Rumford […]