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Wrongful death lawsuit targets Newport construction firm

The family of a 19-year-old Brewer man who died of electrocution on his first day of work at a Bangor construction site has filed a wrongful death complaint against the Newport-based construction company that operated the site. Already a Subscriber? Log in. Get Instant Access to This Article. Subscribe to...

Newport, ME · 3h
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Federal ruling says Central Maine Power owes customers significant refund

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A significant refund is coming to all Central Maine Power customers. A federal ruling found New England power companies were making too much profit on their transmission lines. For CMP though, the refunds come as the company is already looking for a rate increase to pay for...

Maine · 19h
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This Old-School Maine Butcher Shop Still Sells The Meat Bundles Families Love

One neighborhood butcher counter in Maine offers generous meat bundles that can keep a family’s freezer stocked for weeks. The shop also cuts meat in-house, giving customers plenty of options for their next family dinner. The same family has carried this business through five generations. Its current home has...

Maine · 2d
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Massachusetts company buys two Waldo County campgrounds

The two campgrounds, located in Belfast and Searsport, sold for a total of $2.5 million, according to real estate documents.

Waldo County, ME · 2d

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Portland-based hospitality group building hotel and Nordic spa in Rangeley

Uncommon Hospitality, owner of hotels in Portland and Ogunquit, plans 10 guest rooms and two private cottages, comprehensive spa facilities and café. Subscribe to Mainebiz and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more. Critical Maine business news updated daily. Immediate access to all subscriber-only...

Portland, ME · 2d

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MDIFW says Brookfield should pay $120,000 for Ripogenus Dam fish kills

Maine wildlife officials want a subsidiary of energy giant Brookfield Renewable to pay $120,000 for a series of mass fish strandings caused by malfunctions at the Ripogenus Dam near Baxter State Park. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife proposed the payments to compensate for the hundreds of landlocked...

Maine · 1d

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This Old Maine Barn Is Stuffed With So Many Vintage Treasures You Could Spend Hours Exploring

Taxidermy wearing hats. That is one of the things people have spotted inside this barn, and honestly, I need to know more about the hats. The building holds three full floors of old stuff. Rusty tools, creepy dolls, lobster buoys, vintage ski gear, and stacks of old National Geographic volumes all share the space with about fifty vendors.

Maine · 1d

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Businesses at the condemned Bangor Mall scramble to find new space

Businesses that occupied the Bangor Mall are scrambling to find new space now that the mall has been condemned due to unsafe conditions. It came as a shock to business owners and employees who weren't expecting it. Elaine Bared of Some Theatre Company, which has operated out of the mall...

Bangor, ME · 3d

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Some Mainers could be compensated through multistate settlement with Acima Digital

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- Some Mainers could be compensated through a $183.5 million multistate settlement with Acima Digital, according to Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey. Acima partners with Maine retailers, mostly furniture and appliance stores, to offer financing to customers through rental-purchase agreements. In a statement, Attorney General Frey says:

Maine · 2h

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Former Bangor mayor’s historic downtown home available for $1.1M

Located at 50 Broadway, the stately Colonial Revival-style home offers more than 4,200 square feet of living space.

Bangor, ME · 2d

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This Historic Maine Mill Is Hiding A Massive 10,000-Square-Foot Antique Treasure Trove

An old shirt factory with 16-foot ceilings now holds more than 75 dealer displays of antiques. I had no idea a building that once churned out dress shirts could become a treasure hunt this big. The brick mill sits right on the Kennebec River in Maine. Its story stretches back...

Waterville, ME · 2d

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296-mile PNGTS gas pipeline: Blackstone Infrastructure to buy New England line from GIP, Morgan Stanley

(P&GJ) — Funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure have agreed to acquire the 296-mile Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS), a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-regulated pipeline serving northern New England and Atlantic Canada, Blackstone said Nov. 10. The sellers are funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.

New Hampshire · 1d

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North Country Associates announces transition to new operator, sale of assets to new ownership

Tide Group and Vantage Point Capital will take over much of North Country’s network of nursing homes and residential care facilities pending state approval LEWISTON — North Country Associates, one of Maine’s most trusted providers of post-acute, long-term and residential care services, announced the sale of 15 facilities that it owns or co-owns with Sandy […]

Maine · 23h

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Maine fishermen to test ocean robots in Portland, Rockland

Maine commercial fishermen will get a firsthand look at two ocean robots designed to help captains better understand conditions on their fishing grounds during upcoming demonstrations in Portland and Rockland. The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) is hosting the demonstrations as part of Robots for Fishermen, a project under the...

Portland, ME · 4h

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Maine home sales fall for 3rd straight month

The median sales price for a Maine home fell 5.6% year over year to $402,500.

Maine · 3h

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This Maine Yarn Shop Has Hundreds Of Choices You Won’t Find At Your Average Craft Store

More than 600 different yarns sit under one roof at this family-run shop. That number made me do a double take. Most big craft chains can’t come close. The shelves go well beyond the usual suspects. Malabrigo, Cascade, and Berroco share space with yarns spun and dyed right here in Maine. I like how local fiber farms get real shelf space next to the famous names.

Waterville, ME · 23h

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Bayberry Circle Brings 18 Attainable Homes to Rangeley

If you’ve been paying attention to the housing conversation in Franklin County, you already know the story: people want to live and work here, but there’s nowhere for them to live. In Rangeley, that pressure is especially acute. Roughly three-quarters of the town’s housing units sit vacant most of the year—seasonal homes and second homes that do nothing to house the people who keep Rangeley running.

Rangeley, ME · 2d

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Heating aid pays up to $1,200 a household in Massachusetts and utility discounts reach $500 a year in New York, while Maine adds automatic discounts to November bills

Massachusetts households that heat with oil or utility gas can get about $525 to $1,200 in state heating aid this winter. New York utility customers on the state’s discount program can save up to $500 a year, and Maine started automatic electric-bill discounts of 17% to 83% for low-income households on or soon after November […]

Massachusetts · 3d

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This Maine cranberry entrepreneur brought albino berries from wild bogs to home gardens

John Harker's work revealed the diversity of one of Maine’s native fruits — even as the state’s commercial market peaked and then declined.

Maine · 1d

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Meet the Maine cranberry farmers keeping tradition alive with 1930s equipment

COLUMBIA, Maine (WABI) - For Christine Alexander, a 1930s cranberry separator is more than a piece of equipment. It is a connection to her family’s past and a way to keep an old farming tradition alive. “We like doing things the way that they used to be done. My...

Maine · 20h