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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Waterville’s Strait Jamaican Cuisine spreads flavor from back of home
Located at the back of Jamie Pomerleau’s house at 15 School St., the restaurant serves Jamaican takeout food.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s minimum wage will get a boost Jan. 1
It will increase from $14.15 to $14.65 as contributions to the state’s new paid family and medical leave program also kick in.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
How Auburn’s CMCC got a state-of-the-art criminal justice center
Working: An electrician, a carpenter and a foreman save Central Maine Community College $1 million.
Posted inBusiness
Skowhegan hospital receives Rural Excellence in Health Care award
The Maine CDC Rural Health & Primary Care Program gathered Nov. 21 at the Maine State House, Hall of Flags to celebrate National Rural Health Day. The event showcased the people and programs committed to supporting the health and well-being of Maine’s rural communities. At the event, Redington-Fairview General Hospital received a Rural Excellence in […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Public reprimand sought for Maine high court justice who didn’t recuse herself
The Committee on Judicial Conduct is also recommending a new group of judges be brought in to decide whether to sanction Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors, rather than a panel of her fellow justices.
Posted inBusiness, News
Spanish energy giant purchases CMP parent company for $2.5B
Maine regulators allowed Iberdrola’s acquisition of Avangrid to advance without state review, brushing aside objections from the state public advocate and environmentalists.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Glenburn contractor faces $160K fine for failures that led to brother’s workplace death
The president of the construction company vowed to challenge the penalty, insisting the accident was ‘100% not our fault.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Here’s why 314 turkeys are frozen in limbo at a Mercer farm
A dispute between Greaney’s Family Farm and state inspectors is putting one of the only processors of its kind in peril, the owner said.
Posted inBusiness, News, Uncategorized
Maine seeks boost in energy storage to avoid costly grid upgrades
If approved, customers of Central Maine Power and Versant Power would pay more per month initially, but less in the following years, according to a report by Gov. Janet Mills’ Energy Office.