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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Appeals court backs Maine law to save public access channels from ‘digital Siberia’
The cable industry challenged a law that requires cable TV providers to restore public access programming to low channel numbers.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine whale advocates rent billboard to promote ‘whale-safe’ lobster
The billboard, which will be up for the rest of the month, will appear along two major routes in Massachusetts and asks, ‘Is your lobster whale-safe?’
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Go wild eating and drinking blueberries; Free ice cream
Flour Bakery comes to Kennebunkport, it’s chili cook-off time, and Annie Mahle has a new cookbook.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World
Reese Witherspoon sells Hello Sunshine, joins new company
Hello Sunshine is a media company that focuses on putting women at the center of its stories.
Posted inBooks, Business, Maine, News
Portland bookstore joins effort to replace books lost in Frenchville school fire
The book drive is part of a statewide effort involving Maine authors, bookstores and literary groups to replace 9,500 books lost in a blaze last month.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Uncategorized
Hit with #MeToo revolt, Blizzard Entertainment chief is out
On Tuesday it was announced that J. Allen Brack was leaving the company.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Uncategorized
Dating changed during the pandemic; apps are following suit
Tinder announced new tools last month that will allow users to get to know people better online.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Frontier Airlines to offer direct Portland-Miami flights
The budget airline has grown its number of nonstop flights from Portland since starting service in the city three years ago.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State regulators launch probe of number shortage in 207 area code
The probe will focus specifically on the number-forecasting practices of telecommunications provider Verizon because it is predicting a faster exhaustion of phone numbers than the state.