The council gave initial approval to a zoning change that would no longer consider a section of land off Gracelawn Road part of the Lake Auburn watershed. A number of residents and a few councilors said the city should take a more careful look.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Ukraine crisis sends fossil fuel prices soaring in Maine
Gasoline prices are approaching a record high, and heating oil already has surpassed the previous record.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Rep. Laurel Libby proposes suspending state’s gas tax for year
The Republican lawmaker from Auburn wants Maine to suspend its gas tax.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bane or boon, massive cruise ships will return to Maine this year
With no travel restrictions and only voluntary COVID-19 regulations for cruises, the industry is back in full swing and bearing down on the state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine businesses make few changes despite end of CDC mask advisory
Most retailers in the state already had dropped masking requirements for customers, and some had done so for public-facing workers.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
New regulations on Lewiston marijuana businesses take effect March 31
Expanded buffers will limit where new businesses can open and make several nonconforming.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine scraps plan to beef up medical marijuana rules after industry objects
The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy said it will work with industry members to draft a more palatable set of rules.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine awards $5 million in relief grants to small businesses
More than 380 small businesses across the state will receive up to $50,000 each through the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Legislature seeks to keep 2 veterans homes open in Maine
Maine Veterans’ Homes announced that its facilities in Machias and Caribou are expected to close in the spring.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Ukraine asked for donations in crypto. Then things got weird.
Skeptics wonder whether the focus on crypto could lead to more illicit activity or inspire authoritarian governments to try a similar approach.