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With the help of SunRaise and PowerMarket, the first community solar project in Gardiner, Maine has started producing clean energy. The largest subscriber
Read Article WEST PARIS — Thursday, Joy Dinsmore was introduced as the new town manager during the town’s regularly scheduled select board meeting. Selectmen approved appointing Dinsmore as town manager, tax collector, treasurer, clerk, road commissioner, general assistance administrator, local public access officer and addressing officer. Dinsmore has previously served as Adult Residential Manager at John F. Murphy Homes in Auburn. In other news, selectmen authorized Fire Chief Troy Billings to use $1,623 the town received from Woodstock for assisting with traffic control to buy water r...
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a package of COVID-19 relief measures that includes reforms for multiemployer pension funds.
Read Article DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a brown leather Flex-steel recliner in good condition to give to someone who could use it. Please call me at 744-9128. — Gordon, Norway ANSWER: That’s very generous of you! Be prepared for lots of calls, Gordon. Stand by! DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lemon flavoring (extract) removes permanent marker. I can’t guarantee that it works on all surfaces, but it works on a lot of them. — No name, no town ANSWER: This is an idea to add to all the remedies listed for removing permanent marker in the Jan. 6 Sun Spots. These extracts have a bit of alcohol in them so that...
Watch: Making It Work: Minimum Wage, 5 Years Later The discussion about the impact of the 2016 law took place Thursday, Jan. 28. Share Making It Work is a live, interactive online series that brings together business leaders who are finding new ways to retain and generate revenue. Five years ago Maine created a new minimum wage law that raised the hourly minimum wage in increments and starting this year, ties annual increases to a cost of living calculation. How have small businesses and nonprofits, ones without large profit margins, managed the impact, and what compensation strategies can b...