A fishing boat built in Boothbay that went missing without a trace nearly 100 years ago has finally been located.…
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If Maine’s embattled crustaceans are crawling to Canada, the prevailing reason was always thought to be greenhouse-gas oceanic acidification south…
The Senate passed a $878 billion defense policy bill late Thursday by a vote of 77 to 20, advancing legislation…
The bankruptcy of ModivCare, a Colorado-based transportation company contracted to manage MaineCare’s nonemergency medical transportation program, has thrust one of…
As the United States Supreme Court returns to the bench, there are a number of key cases expected to be…
Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) has indicated that she will not enact some of the changes made by federal lawmakers…
Chinese illegal immigrants are obtaining commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) and landing jobs in the U.S. trucking industry with support from…
Ten years after the container ship El Faro sank in 40-foot seas, Rockland will be memorializing crew members who perished…
A Maine mother has filed a lawsuit against the makers of several popular video games, alleging that they profited off…
Although Maine’s unemployment rate has remained steadily low in recent months, the state has begun losing jobs during this same…
Central Maine Power (CMP) — the state’s largest electric utility, serving nearly 650,000 households — is again looking to implement…
The state’s shrimp industry, traditionally known almost as much for its sweet delicacy as Maine lobster, is praying for relief…
The state with already among the highest electric costs nationwide is looking at a massive rate increase by its largest…
Mainers sounded off earlier this week to weigh in on the implementation and administration of the state’s new Paid Family…
A bitter internacine family food fight is fraying the nerves of drama-weary shoppers wondering whether their favorite supermarket is going…
Maine is set to raise its minimum wage is to $15.10 per hour statewide beginning on January 1 of next…
The Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee held a meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the state’s relationship with…
The invasive European green crabs taking a toll on New England lobster breeding grounds pose a double-edged threat to Maine’s…
A new $2.2 billion Bath Iron Works contract for another Arleigh Burke destroyer is giving Russian Navy commanders heart palpitations.…
So much for Democrat Gov. Janet Mills’ warning that this summer’s tourism numbers would be a bust due to Trump.…
The Portland City Council has voted to penalize commercial property owners if storefronts are vacant for over six months unless…
Voters in Portland will be asked this November if they would like to see the city’s minimum wage increase to…
The U.S. Treasury Department is sounding the alarm on sprawling Chinese money laundering networks that officials say are moving hundreds…
Boston radio talker Howie Carr landed the first interview with acquitted media star Karen Read – but Read’s No. 1…
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled against Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce in their…
Three subsidiaries of a major cannabis company filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing a network of out-of-state manufacturers and local smoke…
Northern Light Health announced Tuesday that their leadership is now open to engaging in mediation with Anthem Blue Cross Blue…
Augusta Republicans issued a statement Monday morning in response to the news that ModivCare—the out-of-state company awarded a multi-million dollar…
If you’re still worried that your Maine lobster will feel pain when you toss it into boiling water, relax. Now…
An out-of-state company that was previously awarded a multi-million contract by the State of Maine to provide transportation to MaineCare…
Maine’s unemployment rate for July came in at 3.2 percent, roughly one percentage below the regional average for New England.…
After filing for bankruptcy over two years ago and becoming an online-only storefront, Bed Bath and Beyond Home has now…
Jeff Bezos wants a piece of rural Gorham – but the natives aren’t buying it. Amazon got the council’s green…
Novartis, a New Jersey pharmaceutical company, has sued the State of Maine over new regulations imposed earlier this year on…
Popular food manufacturer Kellogg’s has signed a legally binding agreement to remove all toxic dyes from its products by the…
A couple who has been trying to buy an historic Camden storefront says they’re caught in the middle of a…
Two decades ago midcoast fisherman Gary Thorbjornson went to sea and met the fate that befalls too many in his…
Maine lobstermen, fishing with rope-connected traps since time began, may be forced by “environmentalists” to go high-tech to access waters…
Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Benefits Authority announced Thursday that it will be holding a meeting next month…
Many Mainers will likely see the cost of their health insurance increase by double-digits next year in what regulators are…
Mainers are facing the highest year-over-year energy rate increase in the nation, surging by over a third, according to a…
A supermarket sale flyer denying Maine customers a discount on a gallon of milk has lit a fire under free-market…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced a contract awarded to Bath Iron Works on Thursday for the construction of a new…
A bitter contract dispute in federal court is shining an unflattering spotlight on a booming, under-regulated corner of America’s hemp…
Maine’s legal cannabis programs prohibit individuals with “disqualifying drug offenses” from becoming licensed business operators in either the adult-use recreational…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law prohibiting pharmacies from selling tobacco products beginning in April…
Despite a relative flatlining of year-on-year real estate prices nationwide, Maine home sales are up from where they were last…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has allowed a bill establishing net neutrality to become law in Maine without her signature. Sponsored…
Democrat Gov. Janet Mills naively picked a berry real fight hopping into a farmer’s field to promote blueberry weekend. When…
Maine’s unemployment rate has remained steady in recent months, coming in at 3.3 percent in June. The seasonal increase in…
As tony Yarmouth celebrates its annual clam festival this weekend, a clam shack down south in Sanford is throwing in…
Maine’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has launched an effort to support the production of renewable energy on agricultural land contaminated…
The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the case against the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) over…
Negotiations between Northern Light and Anthem have reportedly stalled as the expiration date of their current contract quickly approaches at…
The state’s top tourism association official says Maine is on par for a great season – tariffs or no tariffs.…
One of Maine’s largest health care providers has announced that it will be taking steps to reduce costs as it…
Maine lawmakers unanimously rejected a Democrat-led effort to ban dynamic pricing in restaurants and grocery stores throughout the state. Although…
Political leaders in Maine’s largest municipal welfare magnet have a new idea for pretending that public drug use and urination…
Maine’s unemployment rate remained steady in May at 3.4 percent, according to new data from the Maine Department of Labor…
If only he were able to gnaw through his ankle bracelet, the Liver King could quit the Texas heat for…
Maine lawmakers have adjourned for the session without making a decision on a bill that would open the door for…
A proposed tax hike on Maine’s millionaires designed to increase funding for public pre-K-12 education has been carried over into…
After receiving unanimous, bipartisan support, Maine lawmakers have largely reversed course on a series of programs designed to bolster the…
Homes in Maine are 6.52 percent more expensive right now than they were at this same time last year, selling…
Some major Chinese companies are attempting to gain a foothold in new markets such as Brazil, the New York Times…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed the $320 million supplemental budget into law Monday that contains a number of increased taxes…
An “environmental” organization promoted by Maine’s legacy press complaining about paper-mill emissions apparently forgot about its opposition to not just…
Both the House and Senate have failed to adopt a measure that would have authorized cities and towns throughout Maine…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law adding new penalties and enforcement measures to Maine’s new Paid…
High income Mainers may soon be paying a bit more in state taxes, thanks to revenue-hungry Democrats. After being held…
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has slipped a tax change into the spending bill Democrats will pass before adjourning the…
College graduates who immigrated to the U.S. on student visas earn substantially more than their native-born counterparts, according to an…
After considering several iterations of the same bill, a measure requiring governmental entities that charge credit card fees to accept…
By Chad Grignon Ask any Maine business owner, and they’ll tell you one of the hardest parts of operating in…
Lawmakers have voted this week to restructure the Maine’s income tax brackets to impose a higher tax rate on the…
The Maine State Legislature has unanimously approved a bill increasing the number of children for whom childcare providers may be…
The Maine House passed a net neutrality bill Wednesday with bipartisan support, as three Republican lawmakers crossed party lines to…
A Harpswell Democrat’s bill to levy an additional four percent tax on income earned over $1 million in order to…
After rejecting a number of bills aimed at repealing or amending Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program…
The Maine House of Representatives considered an additional series of bills during Monday’s session pertaining to the state’s new Paid…
The Maine House narrowly passed a bill on Monday that will make life and work more difficult for Mainers employed…
Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division for…
House lawmakers in Augusta rejected two bills during Monday’s session taking aim at Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave…
Maine’s attempt to establish a so-called student wage has been rejected along nearly partisan lines in the State Legislature. Under…
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump (R) will temporarily be allowed to continue collecting tariffs under…
Starting this month, the state of Maine has begun rolling out new license plates featuring a nod to the 1901…
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to celebrate Maine fishermen and to discuss his work to remove…
In the wake of famed Rockland world-champion canner Rita Willey’s golden sardine era, Maine’s shuttered canneries have taken far-divergent directions…
Lawmakers on the Legislature’s tax committee are expected to unanimously reject a bill that would impose an additional four percent…
Governor Janet Mills (D-Maine) is signaling her disapproval of the Trump Administration’s rocky relationship with Canada by using taxpayer funds…
Lawmakers in Augusta have unanimously rejected the Democrat-led effort to eliminate a clause in the state’s new Paid Family and…
Lawmakers have rejected two bills introduced with the intention of expanding employment opportunities for young Mainers. While LD 618 would…
Almost everyone agrees doing business in Maine is much harder than it needs to be. According to the Maine Jobs…
The Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs (VLA) Committee heard a number of regulatory proposals for the cannabis industry on May…
Democratic lawmakers in Augusta have brought forward a bill that looks to enact a statewide prohibition on “dynamic pricing” in…
A Democratic lawmaker has proposed allowing cities and towns throughout Maine to adopt a local option sales tax on adult…
Maine lawmakers are divided over a proposal to do away with the cost-of-living adjustment for the state’s minimum wage. Under…
Lawmakers in Augusta considered a series of bills Thursday afternoon pertaining to the regulation of Maine’s sometimes corybantic cannabis industry.…
By Matthew Cortez As inflation cuts into Mainers’ savings, individuals and businesses are actively seeking ways to protect their hard-earned…
The number of homes available for sale in Maine has increased substantially since last year, and home prices have also…