A proposal to invest a portion of unclaimed bottle deposits in clean lakes and working farms will not create the doomsday scenario being portrayed by beverage distributors.
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Maine court e-filing making more work for staff, DAs say
Maeghan Maloney and Neil McLean have warned they may need to ask for more county-funded office staff positions to handle the workload.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine Resiliency Center moves in Lewiston: ‘No one should be suffering in silence’
Officials at the center, formed in the wake of the 2023 mass shooting, say they’ve helped more than 900 individuals.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News
Do you need a license to sell produce in Maine?
A guide to what vendors should know to sell their products at farmers markets and farmstands.
Posted inLocal & State
Snow clings to trees and adirondack-style chairs in Gardiner
Photographer Joe Phelan captures a late-winter snow coating roadsides.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Judge weighing privacy concerns after DOJ seeks Maine’s trans student-athlete records
The Maine Principals’ Association says it doesn’t have many of the records that the Department of Justice requested as part of a federal lawsuit against the state.
Posted inLocal & State
UMaine Orono staffer works with loyal dog on campus
Photographer Rich Abrahamson captures Australian Shepard Sal in search of his next job.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine renews attempt to expand state landfill
Despite opposition from the Penobscot Nation, state environmental regulators have issued a new ruling allowing expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Portland Sea Dogs, Maine Mariners worry about Democratic legislative priority
A data privacy bill making its way through Augusta has drawn pushback from the state’s business community.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Federal judge denies Maine ICE observers’ request for temporary restraining order against DHS
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock said the women’s lawsuit, which says the Department of Homeland Security violated their First Amendment rights as observers, ‘raises serious constitutional issues.’