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August 20, 2012 Edition
Opinion

Yup, we're listening

We had a great visit in Bangor back in March.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Defining 'care'

    Anne-marie L. Storey Attorney, Rudman Winchell, Bangor

    Under the federal Family Medical Leave Act an employee is allowed to take time off when "needed to care for" a family member with a serious health condition or a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness.

  • Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine
    Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine

    Bangor co. puts itself on the map

    James McCarthy

    In the summer of 2009, scientists with the Maine Department of Marine Resources were eager to pin down how Maine's lobster population might be affected by the number of traps being set.

  • Taxes, jobs and data

    Mal Leary

    Maine taxpayers are saving the state millions of dollars a year in the cost of processing various tax returns by embracing electronic filing for personal income tax returns and many business tax returns.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Bangor's growing cultural offerings underscore its creative economy

    Tanya Pereira City Of Bangor Economic Development Specialist

    It's a great problem to have: Do we head to the Cool Sounds concert and outdoor market in Pickering Square in downtown Bangor or over to the Pecha Kucha event at Nocturnem Draft Haus?

  • Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine
    Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine

    Stonyvale Farm converts waste to power with new system

    Matt Dodge

    The future of a fifth-generation Maine farm is in the crapper, and it could be the best business decision the family has ever made.

  • Summer sales

    John Mcdonald

    Around this time each year, once we’re done stacking firewood for next winter, cleaning and painting our gutters and downspouts, patching and sealing the driveway and caulking the windows that need it, folks in Maine like to step back, take a brea

Today's Poll

Has your business taken significant, voluntary steps to reduce its impact on the environment?
Poll Description

Monday is Earth Day — the annual celebration, dating to 1970, of our planet and its environment. 

Created by a United Nations proclamation, Earth Day has grown to include a wide range of events in more than 190 countries. The official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs. Plastics." The day, April 22, also has led to the designation of April as Earth Month.

Mainers and Maine businesses have long strived to protect the natural environment of the state and of the world.

One recent example: Allagash Brewing Co., based in Portland, has teamed up with Patagonia Provisions, the outdoor clothing maker's food and beverage business, to make a limited-edition beer from organic ingredients including Kernza. That's the trademarked name for a perennial grain, harvested from a form of wheatgrass, with long roots that protect soil from erosion, minimize the need for tilling, and help sequester carbon.

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