The city says it may bar food vehicles from the popular area if the litter problem continues, but vendors feel they’re getting a bad rap.
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Surging global food prices put staple meals out of reach for many
Surging consumer food prices are a local problem – and a global one.
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Maine’s local governments in no rush to spend pandemic relief funds
Counties, cities and towns will receive almost $502 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, a coronavirus relief bill signed by President Biden in March.
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At solar farms, sheep come back for mower
Solar grazing, the practice of using livestock to manage the grass that grows under panel arrays, has come to Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
On Rockport farm, blueberry grower, solar power developer seek common ground
A new solar array at a blueberry farm seeks to demonstrate how both can thrive, as the state convenes a study group seeking ways to accommodate renewable energy on agricultural land.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Hot Housing: 6 Maine agents offer advice as prices soar
Area real estate agents offer advice to both sellers and buyers, and reveal some of the unusual deals they’ve seen in this hot seller’s market.
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Reading the real estate tea leaves: Are we in for a housing bubble in Maine?
Between March and May 2021, the median sales price of a house statewide was up almost 22% to $285,000, compared to the same three months last year, according to the Maine Association of Realtors.
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Las Vegas bouncing back, but so is virus
Nevada last week saw the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the country.
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Fire on surface of Gulf of Mexico extinguished
But the scene of a burning sea shows problems of allowing oil companies to tap into fossil fuel reserves from the ocean floor.
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Ransomware attack before holiday leaves companies scrambling
Complicating the response is that it happened at the start of the Fourth of July weekend in the U.S., when most corporate IT teams aren’t fully staffed.