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🔒5 Maine companies named finalists in 2026 Good Food Awards

The Maine companies were honored across four categories: beer, chocolate, coffee and condiments. 

Maine’s minimum wage inches up to $15.10; Portland’s jumps to $16.75

Maine's minimum wage is well below Seattle's rate of $21.30 an hour, but higher than both New Hampshire and Vermont.

Island Institute names chief community development officer

Charles French will oversee the organization’s strategic priorities in climate, marine economy and community capacity.

Affordable housing developments are ready to go in Rockland and Augusta

Construction of two affordable housing developments has finished up in Rockland and Augusta — part of the push in both cities and across Maine to tackle the shortage of homes.
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Rockland-based MacArthur fellow creates maps that highlight Indigenous lands

Rockland-based cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce was named a 2025 MacArthur fellow in October.

Redeveloped mill and church among four ‘smart growth’ projects honored

The Levee, a Biddeford development, was one of four recipients of GrowSmart Maine’s eighth annual Maine Smart Growth Awards. 

Farnsworth Art Museum hires chief advancement officer with experience at Met, Frick

Rowan Moody will lead Farnsworth’s advancement team and will guide strategies to grow philanthropic engagement and sustain long-term institutional growth.

Friday Food Insider: Maine restaurants step up to the plate amid SNAP cuts

An estimated 12.5% of Maine’s population rely on SNAP benefits, though that percentage is higher in Androscoggin, Aroostook, Washington, Piscataquis and Somerset counties.
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Maine issues cannabis recall for adult-use vape cartridges

The recalled products are Yani adult-use vape cartridges of the strain Watermelon Chimera, the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy said.

Business development is on the agenda in Rockland

With a working waterfront, retailers, cultural venues and a growing number of cruise ships, proactive steps could grow and diversify the economy.
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