Amanda and Tom Roddy bought their redemption center on Route 3 nearly five years ago and they’re hoping that this year, lawmakers will be able to make changes to the state’s bottle redemption program.
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Owners urged to park old Hondas until air bags are fixed
The government issues a ‘Do Not Drive’ advisory for the 2001 through 2003 vehicles with Takata inflators.
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Unexpected job surge confounds Fed’s economic models
Friday’s report suggests that inflation could continue to decline even while employers keep adding workers.
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Jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing with 2018 Tesla tweets
The trial hinged on whether he misled shareholders, steering them in a direction that they say cost them billions.
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U.S. adds a surprisingly strong 517,000 jobs despite Fed hikes
It was a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest rates.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s seafaring history marred by long-ignored, disgraceful chapter
There’s new attention to Maine’s role in the slave trade of the 1800s, and on Friday a national expert will discuss how a Portland ship captain became one of the most notorious participants.
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Eye drops linked to drug-resistant bacteria outbreak
Investigators tie the infections – including some found in blood, urine and lungs – to EzriCare Artificial Tears.
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Bill Clinton returns to White House to push paid family leave
He speaks just days before Sunday’s 30th anniversary of his landmark Family and Medical Leave Act.
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Michigan man says son, 6, ordered $1,000 in food from Grubhub
The boy’s mom says her husband had just used the app on his phone to order dinner and probably left it open.
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Central Maine Medical Center nurse receives DAISY award
LEWISTON — Lacey Fogg, a registered nurse at Central Maine Medical Center, has been chosen to receive the DAISY Award. The international recognition program rewards and celebrates the extraordinarily compassionate and skillful care nurses give their patients every day. Fogg was nominated by Stephanie Mergenthaler, the daughter of one of Lacey’s patients. In her nomination […]