Customers, and organizers of a campaign against the company, have pointed out discrepancies across the state. Hannaford says the demographics of a community do not affect pricing.
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Rumford teen takes business class to whole other level with coffee, lemonade truck
The 16-year-old home-schooled student is balancing school, karate and entrepreneurship while taking her mobile coffee and lemonade business on the road throughout central Maine.
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Skowhegan board declines Maine Grains’ offer to buy industrial space
The Skowhegan Economic Development Corp., which owns the Northgate Industrial Park building, received no other offers.
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Sugarloaf replacing transformer after outage at ski resort
Some downed operations, including snowmaking, will resume ahead of the holiday weekend, officials said.
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show runs through Thursday at Augusta Civic Center
The 2026 Maine Agricultural Trades Show is free and open to the public and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Augusta Civic Center.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Community-focused gym in Livermore Falls serves ‘the people, not the program’
After more than 30 years in the fitness industry, Betsy Mancine has built Renovation Training Company into a coach-led, community-centered strength gym.
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Maine telephone company fined $15K for misrouting 911 calls in Hancock and Washington counties
Regulators opened an investigation into Union River in October. It’s not clear whether any emergency calls were missed.
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Rising pressures put mental health of Maine’s agriculture workforce at risk, officials say
Industry leaders and health care professionals say help is available for farmers, foresters and fishermen who face changing industries and tight finances.
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NECEC power line to begin commercial operations Friday
The 145-mile line, which became a political flashpoint, is set to bring electricity from Canada to the New England grid via northwestern Maine.
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For some Maine bartenders, sobriety on the job is a growing trend
Hospitality workers who don’t drink say it’s getting easier to avoid temptation even though alcohol is all around them.