The costs of restoring power after storms and funding state renewable energy policies are the biggest factors increasing Central Maine Power Co. bills.
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Farmington House of Pizza cash guess will support a nonprofit organization
Vasilios Maniatakos, owner of Farmington House of Pizza, will donate a bucket of change to the organization chosen by the person coming closest to guessing the amount.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks rule banning noncompete contracts
The agreements are used in a wide range of industries – including technology, hairstyling, medicine and even dance instruction.
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Japan issues new yen banknotes packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting
People will still need older bills to use most vending machines and to pay bus fares.
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Russian-linked cybercampaigns put bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections
More than a dozen reports issued in the past year point to an intensifying effort from Russia to undermine President Emmanuel Macron, one of Ukraine’s most vocal supporters in Europe.
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Parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue to buy rival Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion
Online behemoth Amazon will hold a minority stake.
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Skowhegan Savings donates $50K to construction of Rangeley childcare center
RANGELEY — The Skowhegan Savings Bank’s Charitable Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to the construction of the Beth Brunswick Memorial Childcare Center in Rangeley. The $3.5 million project, being built to accommodate 48 preschool children, is anticipated to break ground this fall. A project of the Beth Brunswick Memorial Fund, the idea of the center […]
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From ‘latte makeup’ to ‘girl dinners,’ TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?
While the company is mired in political wrangling, its business influence is huge and undisputed.
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Attorney joins Auburn medical malpractice firm
Attorney Rosie Wennberg has joined Gideon Asen LLC, an Auburn-based medical malpractice firm. Wennberg will represent plaintiffs in civil rights litigation, medical malpractice cases and catastrophic personal injury suits. She most recently worked as an attorney at a large commercial law firm in Portland as a legal researcher and writer.
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Private colleges hurt by rising expenses despite tuition gains
Private U.S. colleges raised their prices, but still saw margins fall to the lowest level in over a decade.