Fred Cotreau, owner of the Hometown Gas and Grill, received $50,000 Wednesday for selling the winning lottery ticket.
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Twitter scrambles to fix meltdown as many unable to tweet
Twitter engineers and experts have been warning that the platform is at an increased risk of fraying since Musk fired most of the people who worked on keeping it running.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tax season thrown into chaos as IRS weighs taxing Maine relief checks
Even though some taxpayers already have filed, the state is one of nearly two dozen where federal officials have yet to determine whether the payments are taxable.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
To-go alcoholic drinks may be here to stay
Despite objections from public health advocates, a legislative committee voted Wednesday in favor of permanently legalizing the pandemic-era practice of to-go cocktails, wine, and beer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Rockport man pleads guilty to fraudulently getting $1 million in COVID-19 loans
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Mark X. Haley used some of the Paycheck Protection Program funds to make a down payment on a sailboat.
Posted inBusiness
Oxford Casino Hotel bets on a winning 2023
Recipients of the casino’s cascade distribution revenues saw their best year ever in 2022.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State utility regulators to vote on probe of Electricity Maine
The competitive electricity provider has come under fire for high rates and customer dissatisfaction.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Consumer-owned utility supporter seeks to stop Maine vote on public debt
A lawsuit asks a judge to reverse the secretary of state’s certification of petitions allowing the debt referendum to appear on the November ballot alongside one to create a new utility.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Efficiency Maine may add electric bikes to its rebate program
Boosters say more e-bikes will help Maine meet climate action goals and help Mainers get around.
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In a first, some CSX railroad workers to get paid sick leave
CSX announced a deal Tuesday with two of its 12 unions, becoming the first major railroad to offer that benefit that most U.S. workers take for granted.