The Robbins family has announced the death of Alden J. Robbins, who died on July 2, 2026, from injuries he…
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Gasoline prices in Maine have continued to decline heading into the Independence Day weekend, offering drivers some relief at the…
A Maine wedding foodie has been banned from working as a caterer in the state, People.com is reporting. Bethany Gregory…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that limitations on “coordinated party expenditures,” or money spent by a political…
Buying a new car is becoming a financial burden many working Americans can no longer afford. New-vehicle prices are climbing…
A top Maine labor spokesman and vocal supporter of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing backlash after using…
A bipartisan majority of House representatives passed a controversial bill on Monday aimed at protecting minors from harmful online content,…
Maine communities from York County to Aroostook County are preparing for a busy week of Independence Day celebrations, with fireworks…
Review Ironbound RestaurantHancock, Maine We come off a long news day already half-cooked from the road. Jon Fetherston, Graham Pollard,…
Chris and Karen Harrington have gathered more than two-thirds of the 149 signatures they need to help pass a food…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner was absent from this year’s Oysterfest in Freeport, and his company, Waukeag Neck Oyster…
Over the course of the last six decades, those regularly traveling along Route 26 in Maine have become familiar with…
A sports podcaster says he has discovered the apparent reason ESPN has ignored covering the extramarital affair between a top…
Riders using Greater Portland Metro and BSOOB Transit will soon pay more to use most bus services as both transit…
United Airlines First Officer Daniel Lustman had a special passenger on a recent flight from Portland, Maine to Chicago, Illinois…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) joined Gov. Janet Mills (D), Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline, Auburn Mayor Jeffrey Harmon, and local…
After moving from Vermont to Maine to buy a breakfast joint, Sara and Dave LeBlanc find themselves in a real…
Clinton family farmers are taking action after an inspector from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF) arrived…
America’s Best Restaurants Roadshow couldn’t resist checking out a new monster lobster roll that’s just been rolled out in midcoast…
A broadcast conglomerate that owns a slew of New England radio stations – including WBZ and WEEI – has announced…
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a group of suspects allegedly responsible for burglarizing and trespassing at the…
In one of the largest malpractice cases ever in Maine, a jury has sided with a victim of alleged hospital…
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a scheduled Capitol Hill ceremony to sign the landmark, bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing…
Lewiston residents have gathered enough signatures to put a referendum question on the ballot to impose stricter rules on the…
Ranch dressing has apparently become such a hit with international World Cup visitors that travelers have been trying to bring…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted unanimously this past Tuesday to launch an investigation into the Casco Bay Ferry’s…
Maine has one billionaire. Her name is Susan Alfond. Alfond, a Scarborough resident and heiress to the Dexter Shoe fortune,…
Costco says its popular $4.99 rotisserie chickens contain “seasonings” but not “preservatives.” The grocery giant has asked a judge to…
Dick’s Sporting Goods is planning a huge “House of Sport” in the Maine Mall after it moves from an adjacent,…
The ad for a Connecticut home foreclosure included the legal stipulation that the property was being sold “as is.” After…
The company making the famous Glastron boat line – which came of age on the silver screen – has announced…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that 19 Maine organizations will receive more than $16 million in federal…
The South Portland City Council voted Thursday to immediately terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety, a controversial surveillance company…
On a clear, dark, quiet summer night, the light of the moon shimmering on outer Casco Bay, the 111-foot tug…
Maine Community College System (MCCS) President David Daigler has announced that he plans to step down from his position by…
Harley-Davidson is bringing back production from Thailand to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, a decision drawing praise from the Trump administration. In…
West Marine, a long-established boat-supply chain across the country, is going into bankruptcy. The company’s financial problems will shutter dozens…
Boston police were searching for two juvenile thugs accused of robbing a lemonade stand at gunpoint in broad daylight. A…
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Elon Musk is on the verge of becoming the first trillionaire in history, with some reports saying…
A federal and multi-state investigation has begun into the nationwide shortage of new fire trucks and ambulances. What used to…
Peru, Maine, residents voted on Tuesday to saddle themselves with draconian new homeowners association-style rules governing how they use their…
Roughly three out of five Mainers believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a negative effect on the country over…
Air Canada has pulled the wings of one of its captains. Well actually he had no wings to pull. The…
LEWISTON, Maine – Just weeks after Lewiston property owners received revaluation notices, residents are now being warned of another increase…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Republican lawmakers are sharply criticizing the Mills administration after Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner Dale Doughty informed…
The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) is planning to cut up to $400 million worth of construction and upgrade projects…
A Miss Portland Diner customer shockingly found a surveillance camera in the eatery run by the top dog at Maine’s…
When the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance challenges you, it’s apparently time to go on a crash diet. So…
PORTLAND, Maine — Drivers and pedestrians in downtown Portland may have done a double take over the weekend when the…
If you’ve got an unopened can of Schlitz on the kitchen shelf, hire a Brink’s guard – it’s now a…
There’s Patagonia, the famous outdoor clothier, and then there’s Pattie Gonia, a dragster who enjoys poking fun at the former.…
Construction of the USS J. William Middendorf has begun with ceremonial first-steel cut. The new warship “will strengthen the U.S.…
BOSTON – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s effort to turn a Boston Red Sox-themed political advertisement into a populist…
After two weeks and more than 10,000 votes, Boston.com readers have crowned New England’s top suntanning enclave in its Battle…
On June 3, 2026, the Maine Data Center Advisory Council, established via executive order by Gov. Janet Mills (D) earlier…
BOSTON – Anyone who has ever had a frightening pop-up warning appear on their computer knows how convincing those messages…
A McDonald’s manager has been charged by police with spitting into her ex-girlfriend’s fries. Kaylie Santos, 22, spit into a…
A federal judge has given Bar Harbor permission to limit cruise ships during the peak summer months. But Lance Walker…
“It is with heavy hearts we share the passing of a Biddeford legend, Bob Cote, who served as our manager…
Scientists are urging the public to be vigilant after the first white shark of the year has been confirmed off…
Unemployment in Maine has remained relatively consistent in recent months, holding steady at 3.2 percent in March. This is down…
Brian Hayden Jr. of Wells began operating his father’s earthmoving machines when he was just 5 years old. Hayden’s adroit…
Maine’s Legislature voted on Wednesday to uphold Gov. Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) surprise veto of a bill that would have placed…
A jury has decided that a woman claiming she was “over served” on a cruise is entitled to far more…
For the past three years, Vertical Harvest Maine L3C — a project of Wyoming architect Nona Yehia — has been…
A poll by a travel journal of Maine seafood joints missed a bunch of the most popular ones.That’s according to…
Arthur S. Demoulas, known mostly for the age-old corporate fight at a huge New England grocery chain, has scored big…
The recent heist of 12 tons of Kit Kat bars has prompted the popular candy’s distributors to hire armed escorts.Kit…
A home health care business with ties to the infamous alleged fraud front Gateway Community Services faced an audit with…
Amid a nationwide reckoning over Medicaid fraud committed largely by “New Americans,” Maine Gov. Janet Mills is taking the unprecedented…
Underwater tunnels across the world that depend on rubber gaskets to keep out the ocean were not supposed to leak…
The state’s No. 3 standing nationwide as a top maple syrup producer apparently isn’t good enough for one of the…
AUGUSTA — Honda Motor Company announced it will cancel the production and development of three electric vehicle (EV) concepts after…
Maine’s congressional delegation has reached out to the Trump Administration seeking support for wild blueberry, potato, and apple farmers, as…
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland City Council has approved an extension of the city’s moratorium on theater and performance hall…
The familiar Maine department store Renys has now broken even more hearts, going out of business a day earlier than…
A new statewide economic analysis released this month paints a stark picture of prosperity split sharply between the greater Portland…
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced on Monday that it will acquire the data center and energy infrastructure company Intersect for…
Maine’s red-hot housing market showed fresh signs of volatility in November, as the statewide median home sale price dropped below…
Some car owners in Maine may now benefit from having joined a 36-state coalition forcing Hyundai and Kia to provide free, hardware-based anti-theft…
In a unanimous vote that underscored deep public skepticism and mounting concerns over transparency, the Lewiston City Council voted Tuesday…
Kelly Hinkle of Columbia Falls has a novel way of celebrating the end of a hard fishing season – by…
The City of Lewiston is preparing to vote next week on whether to approve an artificial intelligence data center at…
Just months after two tragic incidents in which illegal immigrants killed pedestrians while operating under Maine driver’s licenses, the taxpayer-funded…
The top lobbyist for Maine’s lobstering community is again challenging claims the supply is being “overfished.” After a recent meeting…
A routine stop at a fast-food restaurant turned into a question of policy and principle this week after an Augusta…
A Portland cable and internet-service provider is laying off 176 workers from its call center, transitioning their work to other…
Federal regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp. New England fishermen, especially those…
The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) announced on Wednesday a number of Subway sandwich shop locations throughout the state will…
A citizen’s initiative aimed at ending the sale and production of recreational cannabis in Maine can now begin collecting signatures…
Renys’ decision to close its Congress Street store on December 31 marks more than the end of a 15-year run…
Maine’s unemployment rate held steady in September at 3.2 percent, a figure that remained unchanged from the previous month. Despite…
The Federal Reserve enters its latest policy meeting under the heaviest political and economic pressure in years, with Chair Jerome…
Two out-of-state investment companies that are buying up trailer parks are among six nationwide under congressional scrutiny. The Joint Economic…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has reached out to members of the Trump Administration urging them to provide relief to…
By Owen McCarthy I grew up in a trailer in Patten, the son of a logger and a lunch lady.…
The Trump administration on Monday rolled out a $12 billion relief package, funded by tariff revenue, aimed at farmers who…
Led by Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D), Maine’s Congressional delegation has joined together to introduce a…
President Donald Trump took action on Wednesday to repeal the burdensome fuel standards imposed by the Biden Administration that, according…
Maine leaders are sounding alarms over a federal effort to tighten commercial driver’s license rules, but their warnings focus on…