Coast Guard Identifies 4 Fishermen Lost At Sea In Portland-Based Boat's Sinking
Maine’s close-knit groundfishing community is grieving after four fishermen were lost at sea this week. This follows the loss of two others earlier this year.
How Maine's Solar Power Boom Could Unintentionally Stunt Adoption Of Climate-Friendly Technologies
It turns out there’s a downside to Maine’s solar power boom — a potential $160 million annual hit for electricity consumers here. And it’s a cost hike that in turn could conceivably slow the state’s efforts to reduce global warming pollution from cars and buildings.
Maine’s largest medical marijuana retailer, Wellness Connection, is currently converting its South Portland store from a medical marijuana dispensary to a recreational marijuana retailer.
The Mills administration is spending nearly $6 million in federal funds to get high-speed broadband internet to more than 700 students in unserved areas of the state.
A controversial land-based salmon farm proposed in Belfast won three key state environmental permits on Thursday, but opponents say they are far from giving up.
The number of Mainers filing first-time claims for unemployment fell last week after three weeks of increases. But the number, 1,989, is nearly triple the rate at which people were filing unemployment claims in the weeks leading up to the pandemic.
Thirty-nine state legislators and one Portland city councilor have signed a letter asking the Portland Museum of Art not to impede a staff effort to unionize.
For the third year running, Central Maine Power Co. has received worst-in-the-nation consumer satisfaction marks in a J.D. Power survey of electric utility business customers. On a 1,000 point scale, CMP received 692 points — the only mid-sized or large utility to rate less than 700 points.
As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calls for reform, postal workers in Maine and around the country held a day of action on Tuesday to protest recent changes they say have delayed the mail and threatened an American institution.
Businesses Don't Know Whether To Delay Hazard Pay Under Portland's New Provision
Portland employers face a costly dilemma in a dispute over the effective date of a “hazard-pay” boost in the city’s minimum wage. And rather than risk an expensive legal fight they might lose, some are already deciding to pare back staff or hike prices for customers.
Portland businesses say it’s not clear whether a voter-approved minimum wage ordinance will require them to offer minimum “hazard pay” of $18 an hour for in-person workers starting next month.
Portland Mayor Kate Snyder says the city’s new wage law and its additional hazard pay provision for workers in times of emergency — such as COVID-19 — won’t go into effect until Jan. 2022.
