"After a pretty extensive survey of the boat, we made the decision to do a major overhaul." Read More
The Canadian-owned CAT ferry is weighing the resumption of daily transits between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and Bar Harbor as residents in the Hancock County town look to redevelop a former ferry terminal. Read More
Tensions are high among property owners who object to the company's harvest of seaweed near their homes. These homeowners are hoping that a pending court case will settle the question of who controls the intertidal zone. Read More
According to Airbnb, 4,500 hosts across Maine welcomed 284,500 guests in 2017. Read More
Funds exceeding the amount needed to pay outstanding funeral-related bills will be forwarded to Cole's family. Read More
Nearly 30 men, women and children braved sub-zero wind chills in Bangor Saturday morning to oppose bus inspections by federal agents looking for undocumented immigrants. Read More
Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine says that the tax overhaul process being utilized by Republican leaders leaves a lot to be desired. Read More
More than 115 communities have signed contracts to send their refuse to Fiberight's facility in Hampden. Read More
Ownership of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse on Mount Desert Island could be changing hands if officials at Acadia National Park choose to accept the picturesque landmark from the U.S. Coast Guard. Read More
The company has sent letters to 2,000 customers in Washington County urging them to sign new contracts with competing cellphone service providers by Oct. 17. Read More
The resurgence of lobster boat building has been propelled by back-to-back banner years that have seen lobster landings exceed 120 million pounds annually. Read More
“It is evident to me that the marine corals in these zones appear to be thriving, which means that they are successfully coexisting with the trap fishery that has been there for many years.” Read More
Higher wages are part of the solution, and some businesses are also weighing new schedules that might appeal to older workers in the region interested in working only a day or two each week. Read More
Maine’s elver season opened March 22, but the fishing has been poor. Colder than normal temperatures have kept landings down. Read More
Several investigations are underway into what prompted American Airlines to remove a blind Maine woman and her service dog from a plane in Washington, D.C. Read More
“Nips” liquor bottles have moved from hotel minibars and airline service carts into convenience stores across Maine, and the discarded empties are piling up along the roadways. Lawmakers have proposed placing a deposit on the little containers. Read More
State officials have authorized a special deer hunt aimed at bringing the island’s deer population down to a more manageable level. Read More
A group of year-round Monhegan Island residents is asking the partners in the Maine Aqua Ventus offshore wind project to move their proposed turbines further away from the island. Read More
Maine fishermen who fish closer to shore are concerned that some of their larger out-of-state competitors may come here and deplete the local resource if they can’t find the herring they need off the Georges Bank. Read More
Mark Holbrook, a conservative professional counselor from Brunswick, has emerged as the apparent winner in Maine’s 1st District Republican primary. Read More
