Investments include $20 million for a new small business grant program, $39 million to help lower monthly health insurance premiums and $80 million to replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund.
2021
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine potato harvesters are having a good year
After a below-average yield in 2020, farmers are reporting a crop that is larger than average in 2021.
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’Tis the season as Waterville prepares to roll out holiday events
Children’s Discovery Museum has lined up programs this year, including the popular Light Up the Town, which has people decorate their buildings and properties with as many lights as possible.
Posted inNation & World
Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law
The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around 6 weeks and before some women know they are pregnant.
Posted inNation & World
Iguanas are popping out of toilets in south Florida
The reptiles usually get into homes through bathroom vents on the roof, and crews are scrambling to keep up with calls from distressed homeowners.
Posted inNation & World
UK Parliament honors lawmaker fatally stabbed at constituents’ meeting
Prime Minister Boris Johnson led a somber British Parliament in honoring the Conservative lawmaker stabbed to death as he met constituents at a church hall.
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Damariscotta arts gallery offers ‘Photo Show’
River Arts of Damariscotta plans to present “Photo Show,” juried by photographer Rose Marasco, which focuses solely on the art of photography. Marasco chose works from 55 photographers for this exhibition. The opening reception for the show is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the 36 Elm St. gallery, and is […]
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COVID-19 patient counts in Maine hospitals spike again
The number of people hospitalized with the virus had dropped as low as 152 on Oct. 7 but has rebounded and exceeded 200 on Monday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner church celebrates 250 years of its worship community
Christ Church Episcopal celebrated 250 years of worshipping on Saturday, even as members reflected on the impact that European colonialism had on the people who already lived in Kennebec Valley.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
New Mexico explores public financing for small cannabis businesses
A proposal would allow the state’s finance authority to provide a line of credit to cannabis “microbusinesses” that are similar in size to a craft winery or brewery.