Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke to Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Sunday about the airline’s high number of cancellations since Friday.
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Working waterfronts from Kittery to Eastport to receive $21.2 million for storm recovery
Gov. Janet Mills announced that 68 Maine working waterfronts will get grants of up to $2 million apiece to aid recovery from catastrophic winter storms.
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Preserving the past: A Maine CEO’s mission to ‘save history’
Maine native Kristen Gwinn-Becker is helping organizations preserve their history through her South Portland-based tech company, HistoryIT.
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Community solar is booming in Maine, but who owns the projects?
A Maine Monitor analysis finds developers have bundled projects, then sold them to some of the world’s largest corporations and investment firms.
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Farms in central and western Maine at or near peak for summer growing season
This summer has been much better than 2023 for crop yields in most places, but heat and humidity are taking a toll for some.
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Three central Maine businesses receive $10,000 grants
Local winners include Oliver & Friends Bookshop in Waterville, Bintliffs Corner Brew in Gardiner and State Lunch in Augusta.
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Augusta nonprofit develops college access microcredentialing program
The program offers courses that cover a wide range of topics essential for college readiness.
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Pitch contests held in Waterville, Skowhegan announce winners
Mawjam Energy Analytics secured the first-place prize of $25,000.
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Jay’s OTIS Federal Credit Union donates $21,000 to 13 local food pantries
JAY — Over the course of 2023, OTIS Federal Credit Union raised nearly $21,000 for the cause of ending hunger. Fundraising events hosted by the credit union included a soup day, plant sale, yard sale and a painting “FUNdraiser.” Additional funds were raised through sales of handmade crafts and afghans, candy and snacks, cellphone cardholders, […]
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Recreational marijuana proposal has high hopes in Augusta as council starts discussion
Officials are considering allowing recreational marijuana businesses in Augusta where only medical marijuana businesses are currently allowed.