AUGUSTA — Summit Natural Gas of Maine, a subsidiary of Summit Utilities Inc., announced it is giving $60,000 in grant donations to five area nonprofits. Each nonprofit will receive the $4,000 grant in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Summit’s new multi-year community giving grant program aims to allow chosen qualifying nonprofit organizations to launch programs or […]
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American Airlines sues a travel site to crack down on consumers who use this trick to save money
American sued Skiplagged Inc. in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, this week, accusing the website of deception. It threatened to cancel every ticket that Skiplagged has sold.
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Maine Journalism Foundation plans to dissolve following sale of Masthead Maine papers
The foundation plans to transfer $171,000 in remaining donations to the Maine Trust for Local News.
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Posts on Florida ethics commission, Disney district clash, DeSantis ally told
It’s Florida law, according to a legal opinion issued Thursday: Glen Gilzean can’t do both.
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Japan’s nuclear plants are short of storage for spent fuel. A remote town could have the solution
A Japanese town says it has agreed to a geological study to determine its suitability as an interim storage site for spent nuclear fuel.
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FEMA has paid out more than $5.6 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly
Longer-term aid that could amount to thousands or tens of thousands of dollars will likely come with documentation requirements.
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Maine’s jobless rate sits at record low for fourth month
The question is now whether that low streak will stay steady.
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China’s Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic slump
A government spokesperson said Tuesday that regulators are getting debt under control and risks are ‘expected to be gradually resolved.’
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What has the Inflation Reduction Act done for Maine’s climate so far?
The biggest benefits provided to Mainers by the landmark law so far are the federal electric vehicle and heat pump tax credits that became available in January.
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Is the Waterville-Winslow Ticonic Bridge project ‘killing’ business for downtown shops?
The concerns come after state transportation officials have said that the replacement project calls for westbound vehicle traffic from Winslow into Waterville to “remain prohibited from the bridge for a period of approximately three years.”