The ordinance sets a proposed cap on businesses at 10 — five for recreational or adult-use shops, and five for medical marijuana retail stores.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Blue flecks on ancient teeth suggest role of medieval women in art
The evidence suggests that monks weren’t the only people making lavishly illustrated religious and secular texts in the Middle Ages.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Health of critical forage fish menhaden is subject of new assessment
An interstate board that regulates coastal fisheries wants to know how the population is faring.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maranacook residents approve $5.8M bond for school improvements
All Region School Unit 38 schools will undergo building upgrades.
Posted inMaine
Washington tree-cutting accident kills one
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed as Shannon Condon, 47, of Washington.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime
Police charge Rumford man accused of scamming would-be guests at Hotel Harris
Complaints have been filed about James Adinolfi’s operation in the historic building, but he says he’s ‘getting bullied and harassed.’
Posted inMaine
Verso paper machine employees evacuate Jay mill after chemical released
The gas was detected by sensors in the mill. Evacuating the employees and sending the contractors to the hospital were both precautionary measures.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of Maine medical marijuana grower
Tony Locklear is one of 3 people charged in a home invasion in Millinocket.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bill in Massachusetts Senate seeks to expand lobster processing
It calls for ending the Bay State’s ban on possessing uncooked or frozen lobster parts, a law originally intended to prevent harvesters from illegally ripping the tails off undersized lobsters.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and wife divorcing after 25 years
A note posted on Bezos’ Twitter account Wednesday said he and his wife will remain “cherished friends.”