Elvers rocket back up in value in Maine
The tiny, wriggling fish are worth $1,632 per pound to fishermen, the Maine Department of Marine Resources reported on April 18.
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Maine utilities can again disconnect customers for unpaid bills and fees
A prohibition against disconnecting customers will lift on Tuesday.
Amazon says social network Parler is trying to conceal its ownership, new court filings show
The legal battle between Amazon and Parler kicked off in January when Parler protested Amazon’s decision to terminate its cloud-computing contract.
A digital currency exchange goes public
Coinbase is making its initial public offering of stock with cryptocurrency chatter seemingly everywhere, even at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
2 Asian restaurants in Lewiston-Auburn take dispute over recipes and racism public
Two well-regarded Asian restaurants in Lewiston and Auburn that once collaborated have taken accusations of stolen recipes and racism to social media, polarizing patrons of both eateries.
Amtrak seeks to extend rail service on the coast, not inland
Amtrak has proposed extending its Downeaster passenger rail service to Rockland, which is located north on the coast from Brunswick and Portland.
Maine gets more than $4M from cap and trade auctions
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has brought Maine more than $127 million over the years.
Remote control for self-driving cars isn’t required anywhere. Why? It’s complicated
Autonomous vehicles in the U.S. remain largely unregulated, making it difficult to track safety progress as the technology advances.
Maine arts organizations waited months for a federal grant program. Instead it’s a ‘total disaster.’
“We apply for grants all the time, I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Medical marijuana businesses argue for Maine to enforce ban on out-of-state providers
Previous iterations of residency requirements stated that any marijuana business owner or operator would have to live in Maine and could report that they filed at least four years of taxes within the state.
Amazon appears to have enough votes to block union effort
The union push was the biggest in Amazon’s 26-year history and only the second time that an organizing effort from within the company had come to a vote.
Unemployment claims rise in Maine despite growth in hiring
The labor department said the increase in unemployment claims in Maine is due to layoffs in sectors such as retail trade and food services.
Controversial Lewiston hospital system CEO to retire
The announcement comes one day after a state board denied the hospital system’s hoped-for expansion in Topsham.
Florida sues federal government to allow cruises to sail
The CDC shut down sailing last March when several coronavirus outbreaks were tied to ships worldwide.
US jobless claims up to 744K as virus still forces layoffs
The Labor Department said Thursday that applications increased by 16,000 from 728,000 a week earlier.
Maine counties chafe at lower-than-expected payments from wind farms
Developers are arguing that recent advancements in wind turbine technology have made newer models so efficient that older, less efficient turbines erected nearly a decade or more ago have lost much of their taxable value.
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