Town officials have hired a consultant and are holding public meetings on a downtown transformation plan that would add more housing and local businesses.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Flocks at elevated risk for highly infectious avian flu in Maine
Strains of the virus have led the U.S. poultry industry to euthanize more than 15.6 million chickens and 1.3 million turkeys since Jan. 1. One Maine farm has lost 250 birds this year.
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Bowdoinham chooses Nexamp to provide solar power for the town
Bowdoinham has subscribed to Nexamp Community Solar Farms to power their municipal buildings.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
How worried should I be about omicron BA.2? And do I need a second booster?
The latest headlines about COVID-19 raise many new questions. Here are some answers.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
More than a million Mainers now fully vaccinated against COVID-19
The state reported 212 new cases and no additional deaths on Saturday; 91 people were hospitalized statewide.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Lobster boats must have tracking devices in federal waters by May 2023
The tracking devices would record the location of the vessel while it is fishing.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World
Seafood industry braces for losses of jobs, fish due to sanctions on Russia
In Maine, more than $50 million in seafood products from Russia passed through Portland in 2021, according to federal statistics.
Posted inLocal & State
Decline of Maine’s COVID-19 cases stalls as new subvariant spreads
Infections and hospitalizations in Maine have been holding steady after steep declines in February.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Four Irish siblings honor brother’s legacy at warship ceremony in Bath
A Navy destroyer will bear the name of Lance Cpl. Patrick Gallagher, an Irish-born Marine who was killed in Vietnam.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Sen. Collins to back Judge Jackson for Supreme Court, calls confirmation process ‘broken’
Susan Collins is so far the only Republican who has committed to voting to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.