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More than 1,500 flights canceled Sunday after storms, other disruptions
Problems with weather, air traffic conditions and airspace congestion started snowballing Saturday, leading to thousands of canceled flights over the weekend during the spring travel peak.
Johnson Hall in Gardiner prepares for start of renovations at historic opera house
With the building at 280 Water St. closed for about the next 18 months, Johnson Hall’s Waterfront Concert Series is to be held this summer and in 2022-23 at other venues in Gardiner.
Central Maine business briefs: Minnesota dock company visits Dock Guys in Winslow
People & Places: Dr. Jeffrey Lynds joins Farmington family practice
U.S. issues 35,000 more seasonal worker visas needed for Maine tourist businesses
Foreign laborers authorized to work in the United States under the H-2B visa program are critical to Maine’s summer tourism businesses.
New downtown center part of a flurry of Skowhegan projects in the works
Town Manager Christine Almand says there are now “more major development projects occurring simultaneously than I have ever seen in Skowhegan.”
Lobster boats must have tracking devices in federal waters by May 2023
The tracking devices would record the location of the vessel while it is fishing.
‘C’est cheese!’ Chain of cheese skillet restaurants planned for Maine, with first in Auburn
Dan Caron, renowned chef at The Green Ladle in Lewiston, is launching a new restaurant, The Cheesy Skillet, at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport this month, with more to come.
New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026 under U.S. standards
Officials said that under the new standards, owners would save about $1,400 in gasoline costs during the lifetime of a 2029 model year vehicle.