Ben Pinette
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Farm-to-table dining takes on new meaning amid pandemic
Some food producers who supply everything from lobsters to vegetables are selling their products direct to consumers as a way to weather the coronavirus outbreak.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Uncategorized
Plenty of power this summer, but is Maine looking at higher rates down the road?
Energy demand is down because of the pandemic, but utility bills unpaid by tens of thousands of people left jobless by the pandemic could drive electricity prices upward in some places in coming months
Posted inNation & World
Wanted: Loving home for 53-year-old tortoise after owner dies of coronavirus
A Boston animal welfare organization is offering a 53-year-old tortoise for adoption after the animal’s original owner died of COVID-19
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Uncategorized
Augusta man pleads guilty to drug trafficking in New Hampshire
Prosecutors say a man from Augusta pleaded guilty in federal court in New Hampshire to fentanyl and heroin trafficking
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Federal spending makes more energy assistance available
Low-income residents who are sheltering in place will get more money to stay comfortable as temperatures transition to summer heat
Posted inNation & World
Virus concerns lead to ‘public’ meetings without the public
As concerns about the coronavirus grow, more governments are holding public meetings without the public being present
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Maine to vote on stricter law about vaccine requirements
Mainers are mulling whether to toss aside a law that eliminates most exemptions for childhood vaccinations against the backdrop of a global rush to contain a virus for which there is no vaccine
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
China deal might not bail out lobster industry this New Year
American seafood exporters are optimistic that a new trade deal with China will allow them to claw back into one of the world’s biggest markets for lobster, but help might not have arrived in time for the biggest day on the calendar.