Louis Luchini of Ellsworth will work as an advocate in the New England region.
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Maine gas prices go down
Gas prices are again a mixed bag in northern New England
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Outdoors
Conservation groups seek new rules to protect Maine lakes from invasive species
Maine’s thousands of pristine lakes and ponds have largely avoided widespread infestations, but the state’s luck could run out without more protections, advocates say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
‘Inevitable digital intrusion’ into Mainers’ privacy drives new push for constitutional amendment
The proposal would add privacy as a natural right in Maine and protect electronic data and communication from unreasonable seizure by the government.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Tornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse
The wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday is believed to be the first legal action taken in response to the deaths at the central Illinois facility.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Uncategorized
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai
Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s believed to have come from outer space.
Posted inBusiness, News, Uncategorized
China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
In his opening speech at the virtual Davos forum, President Xi Jinping says his country will send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s demand for U.S. lobster
American exporters sent more than 13.2 million pounds of lobster to China during the first 11 months of 2021, up about 6 percent from the same period of 2020.
Posted inBusiness
Double dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market
As California enters its fifth year of broad legal marijuana sales, industry insiders say the practice of working simultaneously in the legal and illicit markets is all too commonplace in the struggling pot economy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
As electric rates rise, gas-fired power emerges as both scapegoat and savior
A study in contradictions, natural gas is both helping to keep the lights on and contributing to the risk of rolling blackouts. Here’s why the role it plays in the region’s energy grid will remain a factor in Maine for years to come.