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Natural Resources Council of Maine elects new members to board of directors
Augusta-based group welcomes Sam Day, Anthony Eames, Diana McDowell and David O. Schylling.
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Maine Department of Agriculture announces critical staff hires
Department welcomes Ronda Steciuk, Matthew Boucher, Gus Nelson and Shane Bacon.
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Thomas College hires new men’s golf coach
Gosselin’s first day at Thomas was Aug. 1.
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Thomas College welcomes back Joey Waraskevich as head men’s ice hockey coach
Waraskevich previously served as assistant ice hockey coach from 2015 to 2021.
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President of Day’s Jewelers elected to jewelry association’s board of directors
Joe Corey among the Jewelers of America board of directors.
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Maine Cheese Guild hires first executive director
Ron Dyer of Winthrop brings wealth of experience.
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Maine’s gas prices fall, but remain higher than national average
There is no clear reason why Maine’s average price is about 40 cents higher than the national average of $3.99, but several industry experts said the Northeast generally has higher gas prices than the rest of the nation.
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Stocks close mixed after new signs of cooling inflation
An afternoon pullback left stock indexes on Wall Street mixed, erasing most of their morning gains following another encouraging report about inflation.
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State officials to oppose Central Maine Power rate hike
The Governor’s Energy Office filed Thursday for intervenor status to oppose the increase, which would add about $10 a month to an average customer’s bill.