Construction of the 145-mile line through western Maine has been stalled since a 2021 voter referendum that opposed the $1 billion project.
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U.S. unemployment claims tick up to 245,000, but still low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained low by historic standards last week.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Former Pineland Lumber complex demolished
Most of the buildings on site were demolished over the weekend.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Future of CMP power line corridor now rests in jury’s hands
Closing arguments in a civil trial focused on whether developers of the stalled 145-mile line sped up construction simply to gain legal rights to continue building.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
Biden blasts Republicans’ ‘wacko notions’ in debt limit standoff
Wednesday’s split-screen presentations vividly displayed how the president and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are talking to 2 very different Americas.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Central Maine Medical Center nurse receives distinguished DAISY Award
LEWISTON — Katherine Gagnon, a registered nurse in oncology at Central Maine Medical Center, has been presented with the DAISY Award, an international recognition program. Gagnon was nominated by the wife of a cancer patient. A second nomination came from a patient being cared for at CMMC. The patient described how Katherine advocated for her, looked […]
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Fox News still faces $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic
Fox’s troubles are far from over after it settled on Tuesday with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million for amplifying what Fox News knew were false claims about election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn inches closer to removing income standard in agricultural zone
A current draft would allow anyone with a 10-acre parcel to develop a home, but stipulates only 20% of the lot can be developed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Railroad company remains silent about derailment in northern Maine
Canadian Pacific Kansas City is working with the state to contain fuel and oil that are leaking from derailed cars and seeping into nearby waters but has declined to answer questions about the amount of hazardous materials the train was transporting.
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Donut painting sparks free speech debate for New Hampshire bakery, town
At about 90 square feet, an outdoor mural painted by high school art students is 4 times bigger than the town sign code allows.