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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine heating oil prices up to highest point in years
The head of Maine’s Department of Energy Resources called the recent spike ‘historic’ as average costs exceed $5 per gallon.
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Posted inMaine
Collapsed Augusta Civic Center wall was ‘compromised,’ report says
The engineering firm Harriman was hired to examine the scene of a wall collapse in an Augusta Civic Center locker room, which injured one Monmouth Academy boys basketball player last month.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Comedian John Mulaney to play Bangor in November
The SNL alum will also perform in Hampton and Gilford, New Hampshire, on his 2026 tour.
Posted inNews, Open Door
Open Door with Kaveri Subbarao Nauhaus, CEO of Bernstein Shur
Wednesday, June 3 at 8 a.m. – Bernstein Shur CEO Kaveri Subbarao Nauhaus joins us to discuss leadership in law.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Aldi opening in Portland met with rush of superfans
The German supermarket chain’s latest location is a former Big Lots store on Brighton Avenue.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
Maine Democratic primary voters prefer Platner by 2-to-1 margin over Mills, new poll finds
The Emerson College poll found both Mills and Platner leading Republican Susan Collins in a hypothetical general election matchup.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
3 takeaways on the Augusta School Board’s preliminary budget proposal
The board OK’d a 9.2% increase to the school department’s budget, but much remains to be finalized.
Posted inMaine, News
Students at Fairfield college master heavy equipment operator skills
Photographer Rich Abrahamson focuses on training at a construction pit.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Where Maine’s candidates for governor fall on tribal sovereignty
Of the 17 people running, 9 have indicated support for expanding self-governance for the Wabanaki Nations.