As the Snow Pond Center for the Arts plans its first craft brew and music festival for Sept. 11 on Messalonskee Lake, other annual gatherings are planning returns as COVID-19 pandemic precautions are eased.
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Restaurant-loving couple creates heated cushion to keep eating outside
The Southport couple started Hüga to make al fresco dining less frigid over the winter.
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As mask rules ease, Maine businesses offer a patchwork of approaches
Consumer and service businesses will rely on the honor system for customers, but many require employees to show proof of vaccination.
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For some food businesses, the pandemic created new customers
Small-scale shopping, prepared foods and delivery services have been in high demand.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
For community solar shoppers, a marketplace of choice and confusion
Interest is building in Maine as companies solicit subscribers in emerging renewable energy projects, but comparing offers still requires a bit of legwork.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Tough call for businesses: Require masks or not?
Starting Monday, Mainers won’t have to mask up in most indoor settings — vaccinated or not. Some area business owners say their mask requirements will continue, others will drop requirements, and still others scramble to set policies
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Some worry it’s too early to unmask in Maine
Area residents react to state’s decision to no longer mandate masks indoors in public in most cases.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Bull Moose management, employees at odds over closure of store
The music store chain’s location in Salem, N.H., abruptly closed on Friday, with company employees claiming the workers there were fired for protesting the end of mask requirements.
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Complex worker shortage problem strains businesses, employees in central Maine
Employers are struggling to hire in Maine and across the nation, which experts say is the result of several factors exacerbated by the pandemic.
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Maine businesses could benefit from increase in visas for foreign workers
The federal government will issue 22,000 additional H-2B visas, which help businesses in the state’s tourism and agriculture industries find seasonal help.