Linda Ball

Tuesday's storm closed many public schools and state and local offices, while ski areas are welcoming the snow.

The controversial plan would have increased the average residential customer’s monthly bill by $35 over the next five years to finance power grid upgrades and the hiring of hundreds of line workers.

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care institutions and professional services firms in Maine.

Linda Ball, who has served as CMP’s vice president of customer service since 2019, has taken the reins as president of Maine's largest utility, succeeding Joe Purington, who has been named CEO of Avangrid Networks.