Finding workers for the holiday season in Maine is settling back into a familiar pattern: a burst of hiring similar to pre-summer preparation for tourists and a drop-off after those rushes end.
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Posted inMaine
Housing crisis fuels surge in applications to Toy Fund
Rising rents and a shortage of affordable housing options are helping to fuel the surge of Toy Fund applications. Many of the families seeking help this year are homeless or have been on the verge of homelessness.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Auburn City Council supports using rail line for Casco Bay Trail
A resolution approved Monday supports turning the St. Lawrence & Atlantic rail line between Auburn and Portland into a section of the proposed 72-mile Casco Bay Trail.
Posted inNation / World
N.Y. judge denies Trump’s motion to throw out hush money conviction
Justice Juan Merchan ruled that Trump’s conviction for falsifying business records should not be overturned because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s immunity ruling.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Trump, in wide-ranging news conference, embraces role of president-in-waiting
President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on remote work, a TikTok ban, Postal Service privatization, Eric Adams and the murder of the United Healthcare CEO.
Posted inNation / World
Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals
Preliminary data also shows signs that some buildings along the coasts of Broward and Palm Beach are sinking, too.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Frances Perkins Center designation adds a new draw to Damariscotta region
The family homestead of the first woman Cabinet member became a national monument on Monday.
Posted inMaine
Brunswick Landing authority fixes hangar code violations
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has completed the requirements outlined in a September fire code violation, though it still has more repairs to make.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Harvard Pilgrim will continue covering HIV drugs, following state investigation
The reversal comes after a state investigation and charges by advocacy groups that proposed policy changes would violate the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Politics
A Mainer’s lawsuit over transgender care could be challenged by the U.S. House
The Department of Defense was getting ready to settle a 2-year-old lawsuit after a judge ruled that the the military’s exclusion of gender-affirming surgeries was unconstitutional. Then House Republicans stepped in.