But store traffic falls 2.1 percent from last year.
2019
Posted inCommunity
Winthrop chamber to offer solar energy tips Dec. 5
Considering solar power for a home, business or town? Join the Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber at its Thursday, Dec. 5, breakfast to learn more about Maine’s solar power opportunities and regulations. The chamber breakfast will be held from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at the Winthrop Commerce Center Community Room, 16 Commerce Plaza, Winthrop; public welcome, […]
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Uncategorized
Over 650 housing units are in the works in Lewiston-Auburn
More than a dozen developments are proposed or underway.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
In fundraising appeal, Strimling takes swipes at Collins
As he pursues a complaint over his failed Portland mayoral re-election bid, his ties to a liberal group and the implications for the U.S. senator aren’t clear.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Think measles is no big deal? Talk to my patient
It is one of the most effective ways to protect our health: herd immunity. By vaccinating the vast majority of people in a population, we can guard against the spread of potentially deadly infections. When we allow this collective immunity to dissipate, the results can be devastating — sometimes even for people who have been […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Speaker Pelosi, replace NAFTA with USMCA
When President Donald Trump signed a new agreement to replace NAFTA, a lot of people who depend on borderless commerce — many of them Midwest exporters of manufactured and agricultural goods — breathed a sigh of relief. After 15 months of arduous negotiations, the specter of harmful trade barriers rising on our northern and southern […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine eyed for project that converts electricity to storable gas
Wind and other renewables produce excess power that could be used in the state’s natural gas pipeline system.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Can We? Project is a hopeful experiment in revitalizing democracy
A partnership between Waynflete and the Maine Heritage Policy Center is teaching students how to learn from viewpoints other than their own.
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Wild Seed Project plans Dec. 7 workshop
AUGUSTA — Tracy Weber, a Wild Seed Project Seed Fellow, will lead a hands-on workshop in native plant propagation from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7, at Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St. This workshop will focus on ecologically-responsible seed collection and storing procedures, germination techniques, and seedling care. Weber will explain how to set […]