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Maine residents could face problems over Real ID act
WCSH-TV
(Portland Press Herald) — Maine licenses don’t comply with the new federal standards, meaning that since July residents haven’t been able to access some federal sites without additional identification. If Maine does not change the design to meet the …

FairPoint declares impasse, unions disagree
TheNewsTribune.com
PORTLAND, Maine — The telephone service provider for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont declared an impasse after four months of labor negotiations, while more than 1,700 workers for the company were advised by union officials Thursday to be on …

FairPoint declares impasse, unions disagree
MiamiHerald.com
PORTLAND, Maine — FairPoint Communications announced an impasse Thursday after four months of contract talks with two unions and imposed its final offer that freezes the current pension plan and eliminates retiree health care benefits. The unions …
FairPoint gives unions its final contract offerPress Herald
FairPoint ends contract talks, seeks to impose its last offer on workersBangor Daily News
FairPoint declares impasse in contract talks, unions disagreeFox Business

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New Maine festival to celebrate benefits of seaweed
Bangor Daily News
Ava Peloquin, a fourth-grader at Portland’s East End Community School, examines a piece of sugar kelp earlier this year. Students spent time learning about and tasting seaweed as part of a program to expand offerings of locally sourced food in the …