A committee that has been meeting for more than a year recommends that the bridge be accessible to foot, bike and vehicle traffic, and capitalizes on the view.
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Maine regulators review underbilling by gas company
The Public Utilities Commission is looking at whether other Maine Natural Gas customers paid too much while large customers were undercharged.
Bicycle Coalition of Maine picks new director
John S. Williams will head up the cycling advocacy group.
Human errors likely to blame for recent Navy accidents, experts say
Four incidents in the past year, including two that killed at least 17 seamen, suggest a problem with training that could extend beyond the Pacific Fleet, say several analysts and former naval officers.
FAME backs financing for shipyard expansion
The state financing agency is providing loan insurance on $3.6 million so Front Street Shipyard can expand in Belfast.
July unemployment rate still well below 4 percent
The preliminary rate of 3.7 percent continues an extended period of low jobless claims.
At new Cianbro facility, LePage praises vocational training, calls teachers ‘a dime a dozen’
Gov. Paul LePage, speaking at the grand opening for the Pittsfield company’s new workforce training facility, said a mentor program is more valuable than ‘just teaching out of a book.’
L.L. Bean unveils new machine and a path to 1 million boots a year
The outdoor gear retailer is expanding its boot production capacity by one-third as a new molding machine goes online.
Eastern Maine Healthcare System gets mixed reviews from credit rating agency
S&P reaffirms its BBB rating after Moody’s downgraded it to junk bond status.
Twelve Maine companies make Inc.’s 5000 list of fastest-growing private firms
SaviLinx in Brunswick is ranked the highest at No. 28 with a revenue increase of over 9,000 percent.