Maine lawmakers want federal waiver allowing asylum seekers to work right away
Current federal law requires that they wait 6 months after applying for asylum.Read More
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Maine home sales fell almost 20 percent in February
Maine home sales fell again in February amid a shortage of homes on the market. Buyers scooped up 708 homes
Read moreMaine hospitality businesses, blueberry farmers oppose fee hike for visas for seasonal workers
Application fees for H-2A and H-2B visas could more than double this year Read More
Read moreL.L.Bean has second-best year in its history
Wicked Good Slippers continued to be the company’s top-performing product, with eight pairs sold per minute during the holiday season. Read More
Read moreMaine receives nearly $5 million in additional federal heating aid
Maine is getting more money for home heating help. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden said they
Read moreMaine receives nearly $5 million in additional LIHEAP funding
In total, Maine has received nearly $54 million this winter season through LIHEAP to help eligible households facing significant increases
Read moreMaine unemployment fell below 3% in January
At the same time, the number of jobs in the state rose to an all-time high of 648,000.Read More
Read moreAdvocates in Maine push for child tax credit expansion
Expanded child tax credit bills could soon be on the table in the Maine State Legislature and in Congress Read
Read moreFinal batch of $450 relief checks is in the mail
All 876,000 relief checks had been mailed as of Thursday, the Mills administration announced Friday.Read More
Read morePaper mill in Jay is no longer making any paper
A town that relied on paper mills faces a future without them for the first time in more than 130
Read moreState offering support services to furloughed workers at Puritan in Pittsfield
State and local officials are looking to assist the 251 employees furloughed by Puritan Medical Products after the company saw
Read moreHuge demand for ‘unsafe’ Maine home shows another side of hot market
A residence declared “unsafe for human occupancy or use” by Brunswick’s code enforcement officer two years ago came onto the
Read moreNo. 1 in the Northeast: Maine startup business is region’s fastest-growing, says Inc.
According to Inc. magazine, Rarebreed Veterinary Partners has grown revenue over two years by nearly 4,700% – more than any
Read moreOakfield lumber company lays off 20 employees citing warm winter
Katahdin Forest Products laid off 20 employees this week in what the Oakland-based company says is an effort to reduce
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