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The southern Maine office of SCORE will honor eight business leaders at its annual awards luncheon this Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport. Beth Greenlaw, CEO of Portland-based Sea Bags, will be the keynote speaker. Success Award recipients …
PO-torch-24-25 Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom TORCH RUN FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS — A group of a half dozen ran and biked from the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office in Guilford to the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce in Dover-Foxcroft during the morning of …
The Maine Gambling Control Unit issued a warning and reminder Monday about illegal gambling websites and apps operating in the state.Online sports wagering, fantasy sports games and advance deposit wagering are legal in Maine, but online casino-style games …
Closures over the past decade have left many rural communities without a local pharmacy, a Maine Monitor analysis found. AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill signed into law late last month aims to increase pharmacy access in rural communities across Maine. L.D. 239 …
Children, older adults, and people with respiratory or heart conditions such as asthma or COPD may begin to experience health effects, according to officials. PORTLAND, Maine — Air quality across parts of Maine has deteriorated due to an incoming plume of …
Steve Bodge operates an alewife harvesting operation in Woolwich, and splits profits fifty-fifty with the town. Now 78, he has recruited his daughter to help. WOOLWICH, Maine — Thousands of alewives swim up the Nequasset Stream in Woolwich from the sea …
LEWISTON — In about a year, the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor will welcome the public into its new digs: an 11,000-square foot museum, gallery, and event space located in the former Camden Yarns Mill along the Androscoggin River in …
Here’s the thing about the text you may have received from the DMV. It isn’t real. Nor do we have a DMV. (If the scammers happen to be reading this, it’s the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.) And Maine Code 15C-16.003 doesn’t exist. Nice try, though. Many Mainers …
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