WELLESLEY, Mass. — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation recently announced that it awarded more than $10.4 million in grants to 796 nonprofit organizations in 300 communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 2020. The Maine grantees included: • B Street Health Center/St. Mary’s, Lewiston, $233,000 for COVID-19 relief efforts • Good Shepherd Food […]
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Gov. Mills signs executive order to develop clean transportation plan
A state climate plan estimates Maine needs 219,000 light-duty electric vehicles on the road by 2030 to meet its emissions targets.
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The Ever Given is free, but litigation could prevent it from leaving the Suez Canal
Egypt wants $1 billion in compensation for the incident, and the Ever Given’s owner is trying to limit its liability.
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Russia fines Twitter for not taking down calls to protest
A court in Moscow has fined Twitter 8.9 million rubles — about $117,000 — for not taking down calls encouraging minors to take part in unauthorized rallies.
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Amtrak says Downeaster service to Rockland is in its growth plan
Regular passenger train service to Rockland ended in April 1959.
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U.S. hiring accelerated to 916,000 in March, yet many jobs remain lost
Even with the robust increase, the economy remains more than 8 million jobs short of the number it had before the pandemic erupted a little over a year ago.
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Lucrative ‘brown gold’ needles fall from pine trees in North Carolina
The dropped needles of the longleaf pine are in such demand that a lucrative business has grown up around raking, baling and selling them to landscapers and homeowners as mulch.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Groups say Maine lawmakers should approve leases of public lands
As controversy swirls around the proposed CMP corridor, bills are being considered that would require legislative approval for projects on public lands.
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Supreme Court sides with Facebook in text message dispute
Critics say the unanimous decision opened a gaping hole in a law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, that would subject anyone with a cellphone to endless automated calls and messages.
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Goodwill NNE looking for AmeriCorps hosts
Goodwill Northern New England is seeking new local partners as host site organizations for AmeriCorps members serving in yearlong and summerlong terms. With support from Congress, AmeriCorps has received a significant increase in funding to help communities recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Goodwill NNE AmeriCorps wants to hear from organizations and communities on […]