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Mainer’s affinity app to connect families, businesses to launch in mid-August
Match2Play was created by Sara Lopez, a mother of four boys who was inspired by her own struggle to find other families to connect with after moving to Maine four years ago.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Consolidated Communications, two unions reach tentative contract deals
After earlier contracts technically expired at midnight Saturday, the sides returned to the bargaining table and reached agreements late Sunday that will be submitted to union members for ratification.
Posted inBusiness
‘A happy instrument’: Aloha Maine brings ukuleles to the Pine Tree State
“We don’t all have to be virtuosos or musicians,” says owner Renee Conlogue. “It’s all really about the joy and the happiness that it brings, so it’s just so wonderful I can do something I’m passionate about. Not just about the ukulele, but really about Hawaii.”
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Photo/Video: Monthly flyover of new Auburn high school
Foundation being built and concrete is pouring at new Edward Little High School.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
JMG adds two local principals to board of directors
AUGUSTA — JMG has added Cari Medd, principal of Poland Regional High School, and Matt Gilbert, principal of Mountain Valley High School, to its board of directors. JMG’s mission is to ensure all Maine students have an equal opportunity to succeed at school, in careers and in their communities.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Surge in ‘COVID puppy’ adoptions overwhelms pet services in Maine
With Maine’s workforce largely going remote because of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have adopted dogs to keep them company.
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In northern Maine, forestry practices create shifting habitat for migrating songbirds
Nearly 30 years ago, a team of bird researchers came to conduct the first large-scale study of the impact of commercial forestry on bird populations. Now they’re back.
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Pandemic-related inflation hits Maine auto market, especially for used cars
Used car prices jumped by 45% nationally during the 12-month period ending in June to a record average sale price of $25,000.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mainers dig deeper to pay for goods and services as inflation rises
Consumer prices rose by an average of 5% in the Northeast over the past year – three times the annual U.S. average over the previous decade.