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Posted inMaine, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Historic home razed in wind-swept fire in Rumford
Winds reportedly gusting to 40 mph carried embers that started a second fire at 33 Franklin St., the site of the Waldo Pettingill House, built in 1891. Pettingill was the first president of Oxford Paper Co.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine mobile home owners are pushing back against private investors
Residents are buying their parks and proposing rent control ordinances to fend off cost increases that have been introduced after parks have sold to capital equity firms.
Posted inHealth, News
How insurance companies came to dominate health care funding
Insurance plans boomed in the mid 20th century as a way for employers to attract workers.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reporter May Craig was a pioneer for women covering Washington politics
She is notable not only for her impact on women’s history, but also as a reminder of the important role journalists have played as watchdogs of American government.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Industry-backed lawmakers lead effort to further loosen regulation of medical cannabis in Maine
Maine’s medical marijuana laws are already among the loosest in the country. Two key lawmakers are pushing to ease regulations further after receiving financial support from the industry.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
What 4 Maine mobile home residents say about park ownership
Residents of four mobile home parks share how they fought private investors — with varying degrees of success.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine butterfly species among those experiencing fastest declines
A new study compiling butterfly surveys across the country found a 22% overall decline, while seven species found in Maine declined by more than 50%.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, bPlus, Maine
Lisbon’s Len Lednum always loved models, but it took a career change for him to think small
Lednum molded a Buxton-based tiny billboard maker into a producer of highly detailed miniature Americana.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Doctors, patients finding relief by switching to direct primary care physicians
Though providers and patients in direct primary care prefer the model, it does not replace all medical services.