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  • Eastport takes another step to advance wood chip exports to EU

    December 27, 2016

    Eastport is one step closer to shipping bulk wood chips to the European Union for use as biomass fuel.

  • MaineHousing awards tax credits to six projects

    December 23, 2016

    MaineHousing will be distributing more than $3 million in 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits to six development projects that received the highest number of points under the Qualified Allocation Plan scoring system. The projects will create 207…

  • Ellsworth earns accolades for JAX expansion

    December 20, 2016

    The city of Ellsworth was named “2016 Community of the Year” by the Eastern Maine Development Corp. in recognition of its efforts to become a business incubator.

  • Popular Schoodic eatery to get new life

    December 19, 2016

    The scheduled reopening of Bunker's Wharf Restaurant in Gouldsboro is being greeted with enthusiasm in the Downeast community.

  • Iconic Ellsworth restaurant, motel sold to undisclosed buyer

    December 16, 2016

    The iconic Jasper's Restaurant and Motel in Ellsworth, founded by Jasper Tilden in 1957, is now under contract to be bought by an undisclosed buyer.

  • Scallop fishermen stay close to home

    December 14, 2016

    Scallop divers might have been feeling optimistic, due to a steady increase in landings in recent years, when the fishery started for the winter season on Dec. 1, the number of scallop draggers showing up in Cobscook Bay on their opening day, Dec. 5…

  • PUC approves biomass subsidy for four facilities

    December 14, 2016

    A total of $13.4 million in subsidies will be shared to restart two plants in Penobscot and Washington counties sold by former owner Covanta to Stored Solar, as well as to boost generators owned by ReEnergy in Aroostook.

  • Microbrewery boosts Lubec's economy

    December 13, 2016

    In just a year, Lubec Brewing Co., a microbrewery of craft beers that use hops grown by local farmers and organic grains grown in Maine, has gained a central place in helping revitalize the year-round local economy.

  • Maine tourism in 2016 may top last year's visitors

    December 6, 2016

    Marketing outreach, especially to the mid-Atlantic states, social media and the centennial of the National Park Service contributed to a banner years for Maine tourism in 2016, expecting to best 2015's record spending by visitors.

  • Grant supports shellfish industry, public health

    Staff December 5, 2016

    The Maine Department of Marine Resources has received a $32,000 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund that will allow the department to purchase equipment to test for domoic acid, a naturally occurring biotoxin that can cause serious health…

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Do you support an increase in Portland's minimum wage?
Poll Description

The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.

The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $19 per hour by 2028. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)

The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour. 

While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins. 

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