Hydro-Quebec’s pact with the utility will cheat Maine ratepayers and plunder the state’s wild lands.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Group that promotes development near Canada’s border is expanding
The commission is adding areas eligible to receive assistance for economic development.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Gardener, Source
Wintry weather and frozen earth got you down? Plan a gardening trip
Just thinking about exotic places with gorgeous gardens can keep you sane till spring.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine, New England, News, Outdoors
Early snow and cold give ski season a bright start
People are ‘chomping to ski’ and conditions are ideal, the manager of the Camden Snow Bowl says.
Posted inNew England, News, Politics
In liberal Vermont, racist threats drive a black legislator to quit
Kiah Morris was elected as Vermont’s first black female legislator in 2014, and went on to face vulgar harassment, vandalism, death threats and a break-in at her family home.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Nation & World, News
Small organic dairy farmers fight back against mass-production competitors
As some farms lose the fight, others urge consumers to read labels and ensure the product is from operations that follow idyllic practices such as free-range grazing.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
New England workers authorize strike against Consolidated if negotiations fail
The unions and the company are far apart on issues including outsourcing of work that would hurt workers and communities, according to the union.
Posted inNew England, News
Opioid-related overdoses surge in Vermont
Deaths jumped nearly 160 percent between 2010 and 2016, a new report shows.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Q & A: Bill McKibben’s novel approach
The all-business environmental activist reveals a funny streak in his first work of fiction.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Energy entrepreneur acts to jump-start dream of Vermont commuter rail
David Blittersdorf buys a dozen fully functional rail cars, envisioning trains running in a year or so.