While the board has worked on putting together regulations for short-term rentals to recommend to the City Council, members said they were not ready to vote Monday night, instead launching a subcommittee to work on the issue.
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New England fishermen lament that seals ‘are everywhere’
But experts maintain there is not enough science to determine whether the current population is too big and little basis for culling the marine mammals.
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Two Regal theaters in Maine among those closed by Cineworld
The company operates 2 theaters in Maine, Regal Brunswick and Regal Augusta.
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Service sector grows for the 4th consecutive month
September reflected big gains, but numbers should sharply dip again if the restaurant industry takes another hit from the pandemic.
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Affordable housing group opposes Portland’s ‘Green New Deal’
The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition says the local referendum measure would worsen the city’s affordable housing crisis.
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Exxon’s plan for surging carbon emissions revealed in leaked documents
Internal projections from one of world’s largest oil producers show an increase in its enormous contribution to global warming.
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Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than ever
However, with such high unemployment rates, economists predict Americans will be buying fewer gifts.
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Maine gets $2 million to help advance offshore wind power
Maine’s U.S. senators said the funding will help open the door to a new source of clean energy and create good-paying jobs.
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Waterville area Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce to give out awards to 8 recipients
The chamber’s awards for business success and service to their communities will be accepted during a modified ceremony on Wednesday.
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Group pushes to close loophole in Maine’s ban on out-of-state waste
Environmentalists and grassroots activists say regulations let hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from other states go into Maine’s largest landfill.