The cooperative was launched in 2021 by Norway’s Center for Ecology-Based Economy with a mission of bringing affordable and sustainable, net-zero, housing to the area
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Two new businesses coming to Norway
Norway Planning Board OKs a lawn care business at and a mental health therapy office.
New Jamaican restaurant looks to provide clean, healthy meals in South Paris
Walton Wray plans to open Kool Runnins this weekend at 130 Main St.
NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year
The test pilots anticipated being away just a week or so but thruster failures and helium leaks marred the capsule’s trip to the space station, raising doubts about its ability to return safely and leaving the astronauts in limbo.
Anti-DEI protesters sow disruption and confusion but have scant investor support
Each year, companies face hundreds of resolutions from progressive groups to change their policies to be more supportive of employee diversity, labor rights and other social issues.
Federal housing voucher program on pause in large swaths of Maine
MaineHousing, which issues one-third of vouchers in the state, and housing authorities in Portland, Westbrook and Brewer have been forced to pause Section 8 vouchers after using up their allotments.
Sweet and salty $30 billion deal would put M&M’s and Snickers alongside Cheez-It and Pringles
It’s the biggest move in the snack sector since J.M. Smucker bought Hostess for $5.6 billion last year.
Owner of medical marijuana facilities plans to appeal Livermore Falls board’s denial of license renewal
Owner Dana Cummings said he has been working with code enforcement and the police chief to make sure whoever was working for him meets all requirements.
Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing way for Fed to cut rates
The government said nearly all of July’s inflation reflected higher rental prices and other housing costs, a trend that, according to real-time data, is easing.
Feds ramp up fight to block massive grocery merger involving Shaw’s
Kroger’s proposed $24.6 billion takeover of Albertsons would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history.