Inclusion Maine conference draws employers who want to attract a more diverse workforce at a time when even holding the event runs counter to the Trump administration’s anti-DEI efforts.
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Dixfield board hears plan for $1 billion ‘water battery’ in Oxford County
The pumped storage hydropower project is slated to be located in a relatively undeveloped area in Dixfield, with a small part in Canton.
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Peak Eats delivers restaurant meals to Rangeley-area doorsteps
The urban convenience of restaurant delivery is now an option in Rangeley and Oquossoc Village.
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Postal Service rate increases could squeeze Maine businesses
The state’s remote geography means most shipments destined for beyond New England will face higher surcharges over the winter holiday season.
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Lewiston council OKs tax deals for senior housing projects
Construction on the first 44 units of senior housing at the former Martel School will begin this fall, Lewiston Housing staff said.
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For Portland’s Robert Elowitch, art dealer and pro wrestler, life was about passion
Elowitch, who died at 82, made a name for himself in 2 wildly different worlds, going by Robbie Ellis in the ring.
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Maine fishermen aren’t afraid of great white sharks. They’re fascinated.
‘If I see a fin near the surface, I always go and check it out,’ said fisherman Cory Hawkes, who spotted 10 great white sharks near Harpswell in July.
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Jay selectpersons offer school board seat to former director
If former school Director Danielle Brotherton does not accept the position, it will be offered to former Director Jodi Cordes who was the next highest vote getter after winners.
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A teen was charged with killing 2 people in Chelsea this June. Why is the state so silent?
After Maine State Police announced a juvenile male was charged with murder in the deaths of 2 family members at their home, authorities have refused to even acknowledge the existence of a case against him.
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Arrests made in Lewiston drug trafficking, gunfire investigations
A Lewiston man and a 17-year-old were arrested Tuesday in a state and local drug trafficking investigation, with the juvenile also facing charges in connection with an ongoing gunfire case.