Abbott lays off hundreds of temporary workers at Westbrook plant
Abbott Labs has laid off most of the temporary workers at its Westbrook facility, including hundreds of immigrant workers who
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Ellsworth ranked 9th-best place to start a vacation rental in US
With no short-term rental regulations and the tourism draw of nearby Acadia National Park, Ellsworth ranked ninth nationwide as the
Read MoreAffordable housing is a top priority in Bangor’s new comprehensive plan
Affordable housing tops Bangor’s priority list in the city’s first comprehensive plan update in nearly 20 years. Many of the goals
Read MoreFederal disaster relief team is helping Bangor combat homelessness
Homelessness in Bangor has become such a crisis that a federal emergency management team is taking a disaster relief approach
Read More3 colleges will use nearly $4 million to strengthen industries hurt during pandemic
Maine has awarded three colleges and universities nearly $4 million to provide services and programs that will prepare students for
Read MoreHoulton girls punch ticket to B North quarterfinals with strong 3-point shooting
By Joseph Cyr, Special to The Houlton Pioneer Times HOULTON, Maine — A stellar shooting performance catapulted the Houlton/Greater Houlton
Read MoreNorthern Maine Community College sees enrollment spike for 2023
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Community college enrollment may be down slightly across the nation, but it’s rising in Maine and
Read MoreHarbor Freight Tools to open in long-vacant Ellsworth mall space
A nationwide discount tool retailer is renovating an empty space in the Maine Coast Mall in Ellsworth and plans to
Read MoreOnly 1 UMaine System campus is growing its enrollment
For the sixth semester in a row, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is bucking nationwide and university system enrollment
Read MoreA rural section of Belfast will soon get high-speed internet
BELFAST, Maine — An underserved part of the city that has had to rely on slower internet connections is getting
Read MoreBangor nonprofit offers STEM programs for rural students
A Bangor learning center that simulates NASA missions for students wrapped up a year of offering free science, technology, engineering
Read MoreUMaine-led study finds that eDNA can help detect rainbow smelt
ORONO — Searun Rainbow smelt — a culturally and ecologically valuable fish for New England anglers, consumers and marine ecosystems
Read MoreUMaine women’s basketball is struggling just as it faces its biggest foe
With reigning America East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year Anne Simon sidelined indefinitely with a
Read MoreA Bangor artist is turning trash into recycled treasures
Bangor native Mariah Reading was well on her way to making environmentally conscious art by the time she was 8 years
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