Ajit Pai addresses a Maine Heritage Policy Center fundraiser on Friday as part of a New England road tour.
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Governor’s energy director steps down
Steven McGrath came from the private energy sector, where he specialized in finance and management.
Maine PUC seeks public testimony on NECEC project
The Public Utilities Commission will hold public witness hearings Friday in Farmington and The Forks about the proposed power line.
Nine Maine businesses get over $431,000 to invest in energy efficiency
The federal grants to rural companies will help pay for solar panel installations and assist T&D Wood Energy, which is building a wood-pellet mill in Sanford.
Maine seeks consultant to craft rules and regulations for recreational pot sales
The selected company will have to submit its adult-use market plan by the end of April for review by state officials and legislators.
New tax law to benefit low-income Mainers, avoid complications for companies
The state has now conformed with the federal tax code, providing $76 million in tax relief for individuals and businesses and making filing easier.
Brunswick airport gets $6 million for new hangar, airport improvements
The new hangar is part of a $40 million plan to redevelop the former Navy base.
Contamination prompts Manchester to dump single sort recycling program
Augusta moving recycling container to try to keep non-recyclables out.
Judge unfreezes bank account of one man accused of embezzlement by lobster wholesaler
Superior Court Justice John O’Neil Jr. rules that the wholesaler had not met the legal standard necessary to keep an attachment order on Vincent Mastropasqua’s bank account.
Saco company buys Cape Cod trade show
New England Made Giftware & Specialty Food took over from a nonprofit production.