The state’s newest three-year highway plan focuses on paving and bridges, but transportation officials hope federal grant funding can change its approach in Maine downtowns.
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Advocates of consumer-owned power utility running out of time for 2022 ballot
Organizers won’t say yet, but there are signs that signature-gatherers won’t meet Friday’s deadline for the November ballot.
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Ford, ADT form venture to make vehicle security products
The joint venture aims to help businesses protect vehicles and expensive equipment they carry from theft.
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Chan, Zuckerberg fighting Native American vaccine hesitancy
Dakota and Navajo actor Dallas Goldtooth joins other influencers – people who have earned the community’s trust – in a two-phase public outreach effort by nonprofit organizations including IllumiNative and the Urban Indian Health Institute.
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Felony charges are first in a fatal crash involving Autopilot
California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Why airlines fear 5G will upend travel this week
The airline industry is raising the stakes in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over plans to launch new 5G wireless service this week, warning that thousands of flights could be grounded or delayed if the rollout takes place near major airports
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Microsoft buys gamer Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of “Candy Crush’’ and ‘’Call of Duty.’’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine state senator resigns to take job in Small Business Administration
Louis Luchini of Ellsworth will work as an advocate in the New England region.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine gas prices go down
Gas prices are again a mixed bag in northern New England
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.