Meg Robbins

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Published
April 11, 2024

Wex sues HP for copyright infringement over its new software system

The federal lawsuit says that HP’s ‘Workforce Experience Platform’ – or WEX – is a fleet management software tool that has similar features to what Wex provides.
Published
March 24, 2024

Maine lobstermen struggle to adapt to new electronic reporting rules. Their licenses are on the line.

Because of a federal mandate, many Maine fishermen – and all lobstermen – must now file online reports documenting how much they caught and where.
Published
March 20, 2024

Maine board rejects mandate to boost electric vehicle sales by 2032

Suggesting lawmakers should take up such sweeping changes, the Board of Environmental Protection votes 4-2 against the rules on the same day that the Biden administration rolls out the country’s strongest-ever limits on tailpipe pollution.
Published
March 10, 2024

Hannaford, Market Basket, Shaw’s, Walmart: Check out the Press Herald’s comparison shopping

The cost of groceries has skyrocketed in recent years, but the price of food is only one factor attracting patrons to the big players in Maine’s shifting supermarket landscape.
Published
March 7, 2024

Founder of Madison wood fiber insulation company to be Golden’s guest at State of the Union Address

Congressman Jared Golden invited the president of TimberHP, Josh Henry, to join him at the U.S. Capitol Thursday night, saying he helped ensure one of Maine’s heritage industries will have a future.
Published
February 16, 2024

Death of North Atlantic right whale illustrates difficulty of protecting the endangered mammals

Scientists tracked the worsening entanglement of North Atlantic right whale No. 5120 for over a year before the calf died in January with Maine rope wrapped around her. Could she have been saved?
Published
February 14, 2024

Maine lobstering gear linked to right whale death for first time

Officials have not confirmed whether the Maine gear caused the death of the whale found dead in Massachusetts in January.
Published
January 17, 2024

Historic gas pump taken out in snowy crash at Dresden Take Out

It could take up to five weeks to get gas flowing again at the popular gas station and deli at 537 Gardiner Road, the business owner said.
Published
January 15, 2024

Augusta’s proposal to raise riverside parking lot held up in federal budget stalemate

The city is seeking $4 million in federal funds to raise the flood-prone Front Street parking lot and build a riverfront observation deck.
Published
December 14, 2023

Augusta school board votes down transgender-inclusive policy

Some school board members argued the policy needs more work, but others said there was plenty of time for adjustments since the document was introduced nearly a year ago.

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