The planning board has begun review of applications submitted by NextEra Energy for a $110 million solar project off U.S. Route 2.
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Rockland pier to get $830,000 upgrade
A federal grant will fund a renovation to help the pier prepare for its future.
CMP launches ad campaign to say ‘we’re sorry’ in wake of billing controversy
Maine’s largest electricity distributor hopes to restore a reputation tarnished by several issues in the past year, but some customers say it will take more than TV spots.
Thos. Moser hires top L.L. Bean executive
The upscale furniture-maker hires Brad Kauffman to be its chief revenue officer.
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Evergreen Behavioral Services, MaineGeneral Medical Center birth facility win professional awards.
Large pogy catch good news for lobstermen who feared bait shortage
The amount of bait fish landed this year was twice last year’s haul, reassuring lobstermen that they should be able to avert a bait shortage.
Poor market forces Unity recycler to stop accepting most plastics
The Unity Area Regional Recycling Center is accepting only No. 2 plastics, including milk jugs, after failing to find buyers in the vanishing Chinese market.
North Yarmouth Academy buildings sold for more than $1 million
The buyer will redevelop two Main Street properties into a condominium complex, and plans to begin selling the 12 units in the summer of 2019.
Alcohol a factor in fight between Maine and New Hampshire over millions in revenue
New Hampshire wants to sell more booze to out-of-staters so it’s offering them discounts – something Maine’s liquor agency dismisses as a ‘gimmick.’
BIW gets $33.6 million to continue work on warship
The award extends maintenance and design work for littoral combat ships, a smaller cousin to the destroyers BIW has built for decades.