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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine lobstermen hauled smallest catch in 15 years
But they raked in the second-highest price per pound in the fishery’s history in 2024.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
GOP push to end Maine solar subsidies, but lawmaker says it’s unlikely
How much to pay solar power developers has been an issue in Augusta for years and has emerged again as costs soar for some businesses.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine must prepare for storms and climate change, lawmakers told
A proposal formed in the wake of last winter’s back-to-back storms to help communities prepare for bad weather and climate change was presented at a legislative hearing on Thursday.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
America’s first Black lawyer started in Maine. His only known portrait has been missing for decades.
Macon Bolling Allen went on to become the nation’s first African American judge and was a partner at the first Black-led firm in South Carolina.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Some in Auburn, Minot support for Rep. Laurel Libby despite Maine House censure
Residents react to Tuesday night’s Maine House of Representatives vote to censure Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, for posting unblurred photos of a transgender student-athlete on social media.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Local farmers anxious amid growing concerns over federal funding freeze
Old Crow Ranch in Durham could be forced to abandon solar project to power their farm.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington man to serve six years for attempting to strangle, assault and threaten a woman
Richard D. Simpson, 38, entered guilty pleas in Alford-style plea to domestic violence charges including aggravated assault.
Posted inMaine, News
Warming slows in Gulf of Maine but temperatures remain high
The ocean off New England is home to some of the country’s most valuable seafood species and is critical to the American lobster industry.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Petition asks state to rescind decision to close Jay maintenance facility, reassign workers
State transportation workers believe the move is in retaliation to complaints they made about a hostile and unsafe work environment.