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Northeastern University's Roux Institute partnered with the Maine Governor's Energy Office to launch a new accelerator aimed at fostering cleantech startups in Portland.
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Town leaders and residents both called for the MRRA Board to be reconfigured. Some said Director Kristine Logan should step down.
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The Maine Coalition for Gun Safety is launching the Safe Schools, Safe Communities citizen initiative to allow Maine voters to weigh in on an Extreme Risk Protection Order Law, also known as a 'Red Flag' Law.
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For the first time, the PFAS Fund is considering inquiries to purchase four contaminated properties around the state.
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The "Lovejoy Award" honors someone for their Courage in Journalism. Charles, whose mother is Haitian, has been covering Haiti, and its many challenges, for more than a decade.
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Developers have proposed zoning changes that would eventually allow for the development of 1,000 housing units, along with retail space and a hotel, near Bug Light Park in South Portland.
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Frustrated town councilors pushed to act on a resolution in opposition to the proposed toll highway.
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Service providers, housing leaders say Maine communities can benefit from asylum seeker resettlementA housing forum in Portland this week examined the challenges and opportunities for immigrants beyond Maine's largest cities.
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The money, from the federal Inflation Reduction Act, will help income-eligible mobile home owners and affordable housing developers purchase and install heat pumps.
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The University of Maine Graduate Workers Union rallied again at the Orono campus, calling on the University of Maine system to negotiate a fair contract.
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The Supreme Court found that Judge William Blaisdell IV violated the judicial code of conduct and agreed to suspend him for four months.
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The Maine CDC says the resident is in their 40s and has no history of recent travel, so they likely acquired the mosquito-borne virus in-state.