Julia Munsey in March will succeed Dana Connors, who has led the business group of more than 5,000 members for nearly 30 years.
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Maine blueberries vs. a fruit fly: Sen. Collins files bill to help
Maine’s Republican senator is introducing legislation that calls on the federal government to step up research and prevention efforts for a pest that could jeopardize the state’s wild blueberry crop.
Longtime menswear retailer leaves a stylish legacy in Portland
David Wood Clothiers helped transform the Old Port into a shopping destination, and now the store’s founder – actually named David Hodgkins – has retired.
Scenes from the affordable housing crisis
Rising rents and home prices are being felt across Maine – and forcing many Mainers to make difficult, costly and life-altering compromises.
Office romance in work-from-home era? It’s not as remote as you think
Maybe it’s isolation fatigue, but surveys and psychologists suggest workplace relationships could be on the rise and are definitely here to stay.
Tough week eases as stocks drift to mostly higher close
Still, Wall Street closes out its worst week since December.
SpaceX ignites giant Starship in crucial launch pad test
Towering 394 feet, it’s the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built.
EPA awards $1 billion to clean up 22 toxic waste sites nationwide
In all, new projects in 14 states and Puerto Rico will receive federal Superfund money.
Corruption endangers world’s shrinking fisheries
Many coastal developing countries depend on fish for millions of jobs and to feed their people.
Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso to serve on international council
AUGUSTA — US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland recently announced that Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso was appointed to the North American Wetlands Conservation Council, the first person from Maine to ever serve on the international council, according to a news release from Mark Latti, MDIFW communications director. “It […]