Finding workers for the holiday season in Maine is settling back into a familiar pattern: a burst of hiring similar to pre-summer preparation for tourists and a drop-off after those rushes end.
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Posted inNation & World
Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals
Preliminary data also shows signs that some buildings along the coasts of Broward and Palm Beach are sinking, too.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Frances Perkins Center designation adds a new draw to Damariscotta region
The family homestead of the first woman Cabinet member became a national monument on Monday.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Brunswick Landing authority fixes hangar code violations
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has completed the requirements outlined in a September fire code violation, though it still has more repairs to make.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Harvard Pilgrim will continue covering HIV drugs, following state investigation
The reversal comes after a state investigation and charges by advocacy groups that proposed policy changes would violate the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
A Mainer’s lawsuit over transgender care could be challenged by the U.S. House
The Department of Defense was getting ready to settle a 2-year-old lawsuit after a judge ruled that the the military’s exclusion of gender-affirming surgeries was unconstitutional. Then House Republicans stepped in.
Posted inCommunity
Cony student receives Champions for Children Youth Giraffe Award
HALLOWELL — Matteo Hardy was awarded the Champions for Children Youth Giraffe Award from the Maine Children’s Alliance. Hardy is a student at Cony High School and a member of the Kennebec County Youth Advisory Board, a youth prevention group hosted by Healthy Communities of the Capital Area under the Maine Prevention Network, supported by […]
Posted inCommunity
Alliance for Recreation Ranger Corps gets $7.5K for trail improvements
Sugarloaf Region Charitable Trust funds will be used to establish a Recreational Ranger Corps for the Fly Rod Crosby Trail and greater area.
Posted inCommunity
Old Fort Western selling tickets for Christmas raffle
AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western, 16 Cony St., is selling tickets for its Christmas raffle, “Our Own Snug Fireside.” The prize package, valued at more than $550, includes one cord of cut, split and delivered hardwood, donated by Flying Pond Firewood of Mount Vernon; Henderson Redware teapot and four mugs; a colonial tin lantern; a […]
Posted inCommunity
Gardiner middle school names 1st trimester honor students
GARDINER — Gardiner Regional Middle School has announced its honor roll students for the first trimester of the 2024-25 school year. Sixth grade High honors: Charles Gray, Fiona McConnell, Ayanna Noyes, Vivienne Curtis, Sophia McConnell, Peyton Cummings, Kinlee Philbrook, Leeland Frazer, Muhammad Shoaib, Laney Wing, Lily Mank and Brayden Kramer. Honors: Isaac Blount, Callaway Brigham, […]