Market researchers say marijuana’s popularity will continue to fuel growth at a compound annual rate of 27 percent.
March 2017
Posted inBusiness
FCC proposes new rules to block robo-calls
Phone companies could target 2.4 billion automated calls made each month.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Senate votes to block start of new protections for consumers’ internet data
It wants to roll back restrictions on what user tracking data the web providers can mine to sell ads or share with third parties.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man convicted on child pornography charges
Randy R. Marquis’s trial ended Thursday, and his sentencing is expected to take place in April.
Posted inBusiness
Recruiters hop bus to Boston to find new hires
Employers with open set out to sell Maine’s appeal.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. King to lead health care talk at Skowhegan hospital after delay of GOP bill
U.S. Sen. Angus King, independent of Maine, said he would lead the Skowhegan discussion to talk about “how the bill and its proposed amendments would set back the battle against the opioid epidemic.”
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta Goodwill to host computer sale Saturday
Low-income families can buy used computers for as little as $100 as part of an initiative designed to get technology into the hands of more people.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
New restaurants debuting in Augusta
Four businesses are establishing a toehold in the capital city, thanks to the number of people who work in Augusta every day.
Posted inMaine, News
Spike in drug deaths drives request to boost funding for Medical Examiner’s Office
The request by the state attorney general for more funding comes as Maine’s heroin crisis leads to a record number of deaths, mainly from opioids.
Posted inMaine, News
Waterville’s Thayer Bridge on Gilman Street slated for $1 million overhaul this summer
The bridge over Messalonskee Stream near Waterville Senior High School will be closed to vehicles for about three months starting in June as workers take it down, inspect it and renovate its surface and supports.