2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (241+ words) The University of New England is joining forces with the Maine Public Health Association to give students hands-on training in tackling complex health challenges. The collaboration will link students from the school's new Institute of Public and Planetary Health with…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (224+ words) Medical debt collectors in Maine are barred from placing a lien on a person's home or garnishing their wages under a new law signed this week by Gov. Janet Mills. The law, sponsored by state Sen. Donna Bailey, D-York, builds…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (245+ words) Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a measure that will offer more options to recycle both single-use alkaline and lithium-ion batteries in Maine. LD 474 updates the state's current product stewardship laws to require national battery manufacturing companies to set up…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (273+ words) If you've ever dreamed about spending the summer on a Maine island looking after a lighthouse without having to pay for accommodations, then a volunteer opportunity offered by the Maine Department of Marine Resources may be your ticket to ride....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (181+ words) Renee joined Mainebiz in February 2017 after more than two decades as a journalist in Europe. In 2023, she received a first place award from the New England Newspaper & Press Association for racial, ethnic or gender issue coverage and a silver award…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (243+ words) The Roux Institute has created an "innovation" partnership with a bank designed to help "cultivate tech talent, advance entrepreneurship and foster research that drives economic growth in Maine." The banking partner is M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), which is based…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (319+ words) Portland Builders and Allied Cook Construction are renovating and restoring Sagamore Village, a 200-unit affordable housing development located in the Nason's Corner neighborhood of Portland. Portland Housing Development Corp. has signed a financing agreement with M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB),…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (318+ words) Tina has had a long career in journalism, starting at the age of eight, with a neighborhood "newspaper" she and her brother created and delivered on their bikes. She went on to enjoy a larger circulation at several weekly newspapers…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (194+ words) Renee joined Mainebiz in February 2017 after more than two decades as a journalist in Europe. In 2023, she received a first place award from the New England Newspaper & Press Association for racial, ethnic or gender issue coverage and a silver award…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (626+ words) From persistent workforce shortages to rising concerns for employees" well-being and increasing health care costs, Maine"s employers are navigating a multitude of challenges. Amid these challenges, social isolation and loneliness are at epidemic levels and have been identified as…...