Gov. Janet Mills’ Economic Recovery Committee recommends long-term steps and investment to get the state’s businesses and society back on track.
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CMCC nursing program receives continued accreditation
AUBURN — The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing has granted continuing accreditation through 2028 to the associate degree in nursing program at Central Maine Community College. The purpose of the commission is to provide specialized accreditation for all levels of nursing education and transition-to-practice programs in the United States, U.S. Territories and internationally. About […]
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty, admits criminal role in opioid epidemic
The ongoing drug overdose crisis, which appears to be growing worse during the coronavirus pandemic, has contributed to the deaths of more than 470,000 Americans over the past 2 decades, most of those from legal and illicit opioids.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition
‘We are one step closer to moving past the election uncertainty,’ said Lindsey Bell, chief investment strategist at Ally Invest.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine company contracted to produce millions of testing swabs
Puritan Medical Products of Guilford has been awarded more than $11 million from the federal government to produce millions more testing swabs.
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Roger Charest joins board of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
PORTLAND — Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine has launched a new diversity, equity and inclusion program, beginning with the election of new board members who are recent alumni of BGCSM. Roger Charest was named one of the new board members. Charest attended the Auburn/Lewiston Boys & Girls Club. He graduated from the University […]
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Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice hires Tina Lin-Mott
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice has hired Tina Lin-Mott as a palliative care nurse practitioner to its growing palliative care team. Lin-Mott most recently served as a nurse practitioner at St. Mary’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders where she provided clinical care in hematology and oncology, along with providing patients and their […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
CMP critics go to court, renew allegations of improper shutoff warnings
The utility says its disconnection notices are legal, and the state’s Office of Public Advocate says it hasn’t received any recent complaints.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine records $1.4 million in recreational cannabis sales in first month
The average sale during an inaugural month limited by supply shortages and in-store purchase limits was about $66, state records show.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Query: What are you going to be doing on Black Friday?
The pandemic has already forced major retailers to rethink how they are handling Black Friday. How about you? Are you still going to get in line so you can be one of the first shoppers through the doors at midnight? Are any of your Black Friday traditions still an option? If you run a local […]