Latest used car scam uses legitimate Maine business names
read more…: Latest used car scam uses legitimate Maine business namesCar enthusiasts looking to buy used or antique cars in Maine should be on alert for a new online scam.
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Maine poet Blanco awarded National Humanities Medal
read more…: Maine poet Blanco awarded National Humanities MedalWASHINGTON, D.C. – Richard Blanco, who recited his poem “One Day” at the January 2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama,
Mount Washington is the peak of NH resident’s tourism dreams, survey says
read more…: Mount Washington is the peak of NH resident’s tourism dreams, survey saysMount Washington, which has a New Hampshire state park at its summit, is also at an existential crossroads, which has also made some news.
Equal Pay Day may seem more like Equal Pay Groundhog Day
read more…: Equal Pay Day may seem more like Equal Pay Groundhog DayMarch 14 is Equal Pay Day, the day that symbolizes when women have caught up to what men earned the previous year. Though it may seem more like Equal Pay Groundhog Day, considering the snail’s pace of progress.
Town election campaigners across NH snared by disclosure law
read more…: Town election campaigners across NH snared by disclosure lawThe complaint topics include signs, direct-mail flyers, social media posts and websites that endorse candidates, oppose warrant articles, rail about taxes, support students, throw shade at politicians. Some have dense paragraphs full of funky fonts, stock photos, exclamation marks and double underlining. Others are simple: “Vote yes!” or “Vote no!” One thing they all have in common – they break the law.
NH small meat, poultry processors will get boost from USDA grant
read more…: NH small meat, poultry processors will get boost from USDA grantThe grant was part of $88.6 million the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded to nine nonprofits across the country to finance startup and expansion of independent meat processors through the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP).
There are better ways than quiet quitting to deal with a crummy workplace
read more…: There are better ways than quiet quitting to deal with a crummy workplaceYet another study has come out about how Americans are “quiet quitting,” because they feel overworked, underpaid and undervalued by their employer. Quiet quitting, if you haven’t been following this “trend,” means not putting in any more effort than what’s required on the job.
All shook up: Looking back at Maine’s summer of Elvis
read more…: All shook up: Looking back at Maine’s summer of ElvisAugusta, Maine, owns its Elvis Presley cred, so when the people who run the Augusta Civic Center say that they’re going to try to break the Guinness World Record for most Elvis impersonators in one place, believe them.
New Inflation Adjustment Act boost will help NH farmers make climate-friendly upgrades
read more…: New Inflation Adjustment Act boost will help NH farmers make climate-friendly upgradesClimate-friendly upgrades financially out of reach for New Hampshire farmers, producers and landowners may now be possible after $19.5 billion in Inflation Reduction Act money was allocated this week to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
RAISE Manchester preliminary plans for downtown pedestrian/bicycle access near completion
read more…: RAISE Manchester preliminary plans for downtown pedestrian/bicycle access near completionThe $30 million project, in the works since 2019, will improve pedestrian and bicycle access downtown, connect neighborhoods long cut off by road development, and lay the groundwork for the city’s ambitious Manchester Transit Oriented Development Plan.