The value of household paper, cardboard, metal and plastic surged in the last year as demand for materials intensified.
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Popular South Portland cafe ends its long run
The 158 Pickett Street Cafe, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, has permanently closed.
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Kittery breastfeeding app-maker secures new funding, state partnership
The social app offers access to professional lactation consultants, articles and information about breastfeeding, a crowdsourced map of locations to nurse or pump, and to other new parents.
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Mills offers $10 million aid package for businesses near Canadian border
The grants of as much as $100,000 are intended to help businesses harmed by the loss of Canadian customers while their entry into America has been barred during the pandemic.
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Judge rules Maine can’t bar out-of-state firms from selling medical cannabis
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen ruled in favor of Wellness Connection of Maine and its parent company, High Street Capital Partners of Delaware.
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Transmission corridor in jeopardy after judge vacates lease of public land to CMP
The decision may imperil the planned $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect project, intended to bring hydroelectric power from Quebec to Lewiston.
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Maine medical cannabis groups join forces to create lobbying council
The Cannabis Council of Maine includes representatives of the Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine, Maine Growers Alliance, Maine Craft Cannabis Association and Maine Cannabis Coalition.
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Frustrated by CMP’s delays, solar industry asks PUC to oversee reviews for grid connections
The complaint to regulators is just the latest conflict between solar developers and Maine’s largest electric utility, which says it is working diligently to complete the work.
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Maine adult-use cannabis sales jumped 45% in July, to $9.4 million
Officials say it’s likely that summer tourism, market growth and the Fourth of July holiday all contributed to the sales increase.
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Mainer’s affinity app to connect families, businesses to launch in mid-August
Match2Play was created by Sara Lopez, a mother of four boys who was inspired by her own struggle to find other families to connect with after moving to Maine four years ago.