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Maine’s lobster haul hits 17-year low
The state’s fleet is grappling with a post-boom normal defined by fewer trips and narrower margins, while recent scientific surveys offer a sliver of hope.
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No more Maine data centers for now, lawmakers say
Lawmakers advanced a measure that drew attention last month when one senator said it could kill a previously unannounced project in Sanford.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Community, Local & State, News, Rumford Falls Times
‘Friday Night Live’ makes return to stage in Rumford
Now in its 14th year, the sketch comedy show runs for three weekends beginning March 20.
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A massive housing project is transforming downtown Lewiston
Photographer Russ Dillingham captures the DeWitt housing project, with 104 units across two buildings, as it takes shape along Pine Street.
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Anthem reaches in-network agreement with Bangor, Lewiston hospitals
Covenant Health agreed to a multi-year contract to keep its services in-network across central and western Maine.
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Bath Iron Works expands community college training
The Bath shipyard that builds warships for the Navy is taking in recent community college graduates.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Community, Life & Culture, Local & State, News, The Franklin Journal
Artist transforms Wilton cannery into vibrant creative arts space
Vera Johnson revitalized a former fiddlehead cannery into Belle Creative Arts, a working studio and community creative space in Wilton.
Posted inBusiness, Community, Local & State, News, Rumford Falls Times
Inland Woods + Trails wins $27,000 grant from Maine Tourism
The money will be used to develop a comprehensive visual media marketing campaign.
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To curb trash fires, Maine may require battery makers to offer free disposal
Regulators say batteries take up too much of the limited space in Maine’s landfills and have caused a surge in fires.