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Caretaker’s house gets $800 bill — but it was closed for the season

A Lincolnville business owner says high electric bills hurt Maine’s mom-and-pop operations.

by Penelope Overton Staff Writer June 23, 2019June 20, 2019

Lisa MacLeod was among the first to join a class action lawsuit filed by incensed CMP customers.

A Central Maine Power technician, too, finds that Mary Johnston’s smart meter is functioning properly.

A Central Maine Power representative also suggests the Dyar family’s appliances are to blame, but the items are new.

A South Berwick couple install solar panels to keep electric costs down, but their utility bills keep climbing.

by Penelope Overton Staff Writer June 23, 2019June 19, 2019

The new operator of the Skowhegan shack is stunned by a bill 50 percent higher than the past owner’s.

Maine is poised to become the 8th state to approve recreational marijuana sales, which could begin next March.

The bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Janet Mills increases benefits for some injured workers but abandons other proposed reforms.

The grants, which total $156,000, will be used by the rural businesses to install solar panels.

The state is among a dozen that set all-time highs for gambling at casinos in 2018, according to an industry group.