A contractor working for Portland International Jetport is cutting trees on land that’s part of Calvary Cemetery and owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
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Automakers seek to overturn Maine’s ‘right to repair’ law
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation sued Maine, claiming the state has not fulfilled its requirements under the law, making it impossible for manufacturers to comply.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Fish Bones Grill in Lewiston is changing hands
New owners have no major changes planned while the current owners are winding down.
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Poland resident named Modivcare Maine’s driver of year
POLAND — Modivcare Inc., a health care services company dedicated to improving member outcomes through an advanced supportive care platform, has named Payson Priola of Poland as Modivcare Maine’s driver of the year. Priola is a nonemergency transportation driver responsible for transporting Maine Medicaid members between their home and medical appointments, when those individuals have […]
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Trump tariffs may roil Maine energy prices and lobster, lumber markets
Canada, which is Maine’s largest trading partner, could be particularly hard hit by a 25% universal tariff, as suggested by the president.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Maine. NH lawmakers want to change that.
The tax status of shipyard employees is driving the resolution urging Congress to change the boundary, a move the US Supreme Court rejected in 2001.
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How can Maine fix its housing crisis? A new report has dozens of ideas
The 83-page breakdown creates a roadmap for lawmakers on incentivizing development, collecting data and assembling a workforce to build the thousands of units the state desperately needs.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Franklin, Local & State, News
Livermore solar project proposal draws opposing views from large crowd
The Planning Board is drafting an ordinance to govern solar power developments.
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Portland Jetport’s controversial parking expansion OK’d despite environmental concerns
City Planning Board Chairman Brandon Mazer expressed disappointment as board members approved the $8 million project, which would add 265 long-term surface parking spaces.
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Hiring freeze, executive orders create uncertainty for federal workers in Maine
In Bar Harbor, businesses are ‘cautiously concerned’ as they wait to learn whether the tourism season at Acadia National Park will be disrupted, the chamber of commerce says.