The coronavirus produces a glut of unknowns for those trying to predict where the state’s economy will go from here.
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Jackson Lab to use $4 million gift to study vision diseases
The funding from a Maryland foundation will support research that includes ocular signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Winter energy costs to be higher but Maine oil users may get break
Oil prices remain depressed, and nearly 20 percent of homes in the Northeast rely on oil furnaces for their primary heating source.
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Hallowell’s Boynton’s Market closes after 84 years, reemerges as Ciccarelli’s Market, Deli & Gelato
Don and Ruth LaChance have sold the store at 153 Water St. to Michelangelo and Elizabeth Ciccarelli of Farmingdale. Under the new ownership, the store is now Ciccarelli’s Market, Deli & Gelato.
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Kitchenware sales sizzle in Maine during pandemic
Stuck at home, cooks are snatching up basics like mixing bowls, pizza stones and kitchen knives, and treating themselves to upgrades.
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Pandemic transforms holiday shopping season that once embraced crowds, chaos
Retailers are stretching out the season to discourage congestion and minimize their risk of spreading the coronavirus.
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Maine meteorologists exchange bogus accusations in funny ‘attack ads’
The spots spark a faux feud among News Center Maine (WCSH/WLBZ) forecasters Keith Carson and Todd Gutner.
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The real story behind the sudden closure of Portland’s Ameera Bread
Relatives clashed over the sale of the Middle Eastern bakery and restaurant, resulting in a protection from abuse order. But the fight isn’t over.
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Central Maine business briefs: Hight Family of Dealerships holds First Responder Barbecue — to go
People & Places: Red Cross Northern New England Region welcomes new Chief Executive Officer.
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Lone Pine, Allagash take home top prizes at national beer festival
The Maine breweries win gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.