A motion passed at the Jan. 6 Board of Selectmen meeting to hold a special town meeting on Jan. 16 to vote on a moratorium.
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Survey says: Organic farmers making most of pandemic
Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, farmers were able to keep their operations going as the process of farming itself didn’t change at all.
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Former Senate candidate Max Linn appears at small Trump, anti-mask-mandate rally in Augusta
Linn, who was in Washington, D.C. Wednesday but was not involved in the Capitol riot, said his new website would work to support small businesses.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. loses 140,000 jobs, first monthly loss since spring
The nation has nearly 10 million fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic sent it into a deep recession nearly a year ago.
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Federal judge orders Maine pandemic supply company to return customer’s deposit
Portland-based Noble Partners was accused of keeping a Florida company’s $108,000 deposit after failing to fulfill an order for medical supplies in May.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Mob at U.S. Capitol was encouraged by online conspiracy theories
Far-right social media users for weeks openly hinted in widely shared posts that chaos would erupt at the U.S. Capitol while Congress convened to certify the election results.
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Citing COVID-19 cases, Hallowell’s Liberal Cup closes for a week
Exposure to a customer who tested positive for the respiratory disease prompted a round of testing that showed several employees had contracted COVID-19.
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Maine regulators deny request to ban out-of-state waste
A group of environmentalists had petitioned the Board of Environmental Protection to put an end to the practice.
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Maine’s job losses worse than in any recession in 50 years
The percentage of jobs lost in the state since February was more severe than in any economic downturn since 1969, according to a new state analysis.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later touched off a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.