It’s been nearly three decades since Sadie Landry delivered a newspaper and yet there are still nights when the bad dreams come. “I’m out delivering and I can’t remember where the paper goes,” Landry says of those dreams. “I can’t remember who gets the paper and where it goes. I’m 41 years old and I […]
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Senate says ‘no’ to letting cities and towns levy their own sales taxes
But the House votes later Thursday to narrow the bill to allow only a 1% tax on lodging, in hopes of attracting additional Senate votes.
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Grand Rounds doubling its Lewiston workforce
The San Francisco-based health care company expects to end 2019 with 200 employees here.
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New law to make Maine first state with paid sick time that covers more than getting sick
The law, effective Jan. 1, 2021, will require businesses with 10 or more employees to give their workers as much 40 hours of paid time yearly for illness or family emergencies.
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Lewiston gift designer adds Freeport boutique
Lewiston mom Sarah Legare has expanded her business, EllieAnna, to a second shop at on Main St. in Freeport.
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Amazon to bring 1-day delivery to Prime members
Amazon to bring 1-day delivery to Prime members
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What shopping at Walmart might look like in the future
Is that banana starting to bruise? Walmart uses thousands of cameras to track what’s going on in stores real time
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Hannaford Topsham donates to local groups
A total of $3,500 was presented to seven area nonprofits.
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Rachelle Power promoted at Geiger
LEWISTON — Geiger has promoted of Rachelle Power to the position of vice president corporate programs. Power joined Geiger’s Corporate Programs division in 1994 as a program manager. She rose to business development manager in 2006, and was promoted to director of sales, service and marketing in 2016. Power lives in Auburn with her husband, […]
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Mechanics Savings merging with Biddeford Savings
AUBURN — Mechanics Savings Bank and Biddeford Savings have announced they will merge under one charter, while retaining their individual brands and local decision-making authority. The two financial institutions formed an alliance in 2015, becoming the first multi-bank mutual holding company in Maine, allowing them to combine resources and increase efficiencies. In a statement Wednesday, […]