The voter initiative sets the stage for a debate about how much tourism is too much in a city that is experiencing first-hand the impacts of climate change.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation / World, News
Paramount and Skydance merge, signaling end of a family reign in Hollywood and the rise of new power
The deal closes out a decadeslong run by the Redstone family and injects desperately needed cash into a legacy studio that has struggled to adapt to a shifting entertainment landscape.
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Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says
Federal prosecutors gave Boeing the choice of either entering a guilty plea or facing a trial on the felony criminal charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Lewiston’s Andwell Health Partners merges with Sandcastle Clinical and Educational Services
LEWISTON — Sandcastle Clinical and Educational Services has merged with Andwell Health Partners, formerly Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice. The merger aims to enhance the combined organization’s ability to offer a unique and integrated array of family-centered services for Maine children under the Andwell Health Partners family of brands: Andwell Therapy and Early Learning Services, […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston firm in a pickle over Pickle Juice clampdown
Lawsuit against a Texas beverage maker seeks to restore ability to sell products on Amazon.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Walgreens official says reports of Maine store closings are incorrect
A Walgreens official disputed reports Monday by a Maine television station that five Walgreens stores in the state are scheduled to close by 2027.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
A billionaire is boosting a major defamation lawsuit against Fox News
Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder, has invested in Smartmatic, an election technology company suing Fox News, Newsmax over false clams of 2020 vote-rigging.
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For the first time, more than 3 million pass through U.S. airport security in a day
Eight of the 10 busiest days in TSA’s history have come this year as the number of travelers tops prepandemic levels.
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University Credit Union gives $2K to UMA Augusta campus food pantries
University Credit Union recently presented checks to the University of Maine at Augusta totaling $2,000 for student-run and campus-sanctioned food pantries on its Augusta and Bangor campuses. The Augusta campus check of $1,000 was presented to Kaylee Jones, Madison Riggs and Rose Pelletier by Lauren Cornelio and Stephanie Beck for its student-run campus food pantry, […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine to study whether creating local electric grid operator could cut costs, improve reliability
The first-in-the-nation proposal could shift control over some aspects of Maine’s power system from the nonprofit that oversees transmission lines and power plants across New England.