FARMINGTON — Amanda Robbins has joined the clinical nutrition team at Franklin Memorial Hospital. She completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees in food science and human nutrition, with completion of the dietetic internship from the University of Maine. She specializes in pediatric and maternal nutrition, though she works with all ages and disease states. Much […]
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Climate demonstrator outside L.L. Bean gets surprise visit from CEO
Freeport resident and retired schoolteacher William Rixon has been demonstrating outside L.L. Bean since the beginning of September. This week, he got a response.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s 207 area code gets another 3.5 years
The state will continue to have a single 207 area code until at least 2032 based on the latest estimate.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fall to lowest level in more than 8 months
Analysts suggested one reason why new applications for unemployment aid might be falling while the number of people who continue to receive benefits is rising: Those who are already unemployed may be having a harder time finding work.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
National campaign launches to promote Pingree’s asylum seeker work bill
The campaign is rallying support for the bipartisan House Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act, which would reduce wait times for work permits from at least 180 days to just 30 days.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston approves contract zone for Farwell Street development proposal
The decision will allow a proposed residential development between Farwell Street, East Avenue and Charles Street to move forward.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business
New business in Norway: What’s a Wook Nook?
If you guessed a casual bar with an analog ambience that features eclectic music and good company, you nailed it.
Posted inBusiness, The Bethel Citizen
Harvesting cranberries in Maine not so tangible a task
Tracyn Thayer owns and operates Birch Bog Farm at 41 Dundee Road, Albany Township, one of Maine’s only organic cranberry farms. On Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the bog is open to pick your own, and/or to buy, “we-picked” berries.
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Young lobsters decline off New England, and fishermen will see new rules as a result
Surveys have detected a 39% decline in young lobsters in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank areas for 2020-22 compared to 2016-18.
Posted inBusiness, News
Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers as it raises prices for its premium plan
Netflix added nearly 8.8 million worldwide subscribers between July and September, more than tripling the number gained during the same time last year.