Regulators’ decision could also affect people in retirement communities and mobile home cooperatives who band together to fund solar projects.
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Company that provides Medicaid transportation in Maine files for bankruptcy
Denver-based Modivcare filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Aug. 20. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said it is ‘monitoring the situation closely.’
Colby College to launch program in Port Clyde to help Maine communities tackle natural disasters
The Center for Resilience and Economic Impact is set to open in 2026, college officials say.
Vassalboro farm demonstrates natural dyeing process
The small-scale market farm uses regenerative and organic farming practices.
Maine high court rejects employers’ challenge of paid family leave law
Bath Iron Works and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce sued in January, claiming the state was unfairly taxing the company, which has its own paid leave program.
Augusta hotel/retail project wins bigger tax break, adds 2nd apartment building
The project would bring a mixed-use development to Western Avenue, with retail space, a hotel and apartments within walking distance of the state Capitol complex.
Thousands of people moved to Maine since the pandemic. The influx isn’t over.
Remote work made it possible for more people to live here. It has helped the state but is straining it, too.
China to vote on giving up 215-year-old easement behind The Landing
Ownership of the strip of land, a strip about 200 feet long that used to be a wagon road along China Lake, is at the center of a decadeslong town dispute.
Canada lifts tariffs on most imports from Maine under trade pact with US, Mexico
A Canadian government official says that Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact.
Manufacturers seek product exemptions from Maine PFAS ban
Makers of products like nonstick cookware cite health, safety and functioning of society as reasons they should be able to continue selling products made with forever chemicals.