The increase will affect railroad crossings in Auburn, Lewiston, Monmouth, Winthrop, Waterville and beyond.
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Maine Turnpike Authority staying mum on executive director applicants
The search comes as the state agency reconsiders the stalled Gorham Connector proposal and rebounds from a scathing administrative review.
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Trump’s order halting offshore wind disrupts Maine’s efforts to build an industry
Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and plans for a turbine-assembly port will be affected by one of the new president’s first executive orders.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
Maine’s only Cracker Barrel closes in South Portland
The Southern-style comfort food chain had a location on Maine Mall Road for nearly 15 years.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport to hold Wednesday meeting for master plan update
The meeting, which is open to the public, will discuss long-range plans for the municipal airport.
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On MLK weekend, ski trip offers winter fun, community for Black visitors
Lisa Jones, the owner of Black Travel Maine, hopes the tour welcoming an underrepresented, and perhaps tentative, clientele counters a ‘false narrative’ about the Pine Tree State.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
What does Prime Healthcare have in store for CMMC? Financial viability, they hope
Though Prime Healthcare Foundation is a nonprofit, it is operated by for-profit parent Prime Healthcare.
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Jay’s federal credit union returns more than $1M to members
Over the past 20 years, OTIS FCU has returned more than $8 million to both its savers and borrowers through this practice.
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Following outcry, Maine health department waters down proposed staffing ratios
The Department of Health and Human Services released a new proposal with less aggressive increases than were initially proposed, and will give residential care facilities 2 years to phase in the changes.
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Maine still relies heavily on fossil fuels but calls zero-carbon goals ‘achievable’
A new report says electricity to heat homes and power vehicles is gaining an increasing share of Maine’s energy landscape, but petroleum dominates.