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Town Landing Market in Falmouth-Foreside has been sold
Big Tree Hospitality, owner of Eventide Oyster Co., will run the century-old market.
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Stocks dive to another losing week as inflation worsens
One of the fears among investors is that food and fuel costs may keep surging, regardless of how aggressively the Fed moves.
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Dutch government angers farmers with tough emission goals
The ruling coalition earmarked an extra $25.6 billion to finance changes that will likely make many farmers drastically reduce their number of livestock or to get rid of them altogether.
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Two workers rescued from chocolate-filled tank at Mars Wrigley factory
It is still unclear how the workers got stuck in the tank and how much chocolate was in it at the time.
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Biden vows to battle inflation as prices keep climbing
The administration is seeking to further reduce shipping prices with a bipartisan bill that the House could pass as soon as next week.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
As gas prices pass $5 a gallon, Maine lawmakers seek probe into price gouging
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Maine was $5.06 on Friday, with Franklin County reporting the highest countywide average at $5.16.
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New rules could further slow ship speeds to protect right whales
The new rules could expand existing protections for North Atlantic right whales, which are currently protected by a network of ‘slow zones,’ requiring mariners to transit slowly to avoid whale collisions.
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Maine Turnpike exit in Portland to close for 4 days next week
Exit 46, the one closest to the Portland International Jetport, will be closed Sunday night through Wednesday night for reconstruction.
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U.S. inflation at new 40-year high as price increases spread
Consumer prices surged 8.6% last month from a year earlier, faster than April’s year-over-year increase of 8.3%, the Labor Department reports.