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The outdoor apparel retailer filed for bankruptcy this month and is poised to shutter 175 stores across the U.S. and Canada.

Some locals say traffic and safety issues have gotten out of hand, while businesses that rely on visitors fear that more rules will drive away customers.

That's bad news for the cost of electricity in Maine, where experts said the state should hasten energy project permitting and transmission interconnection to keep prices down long-term.

Canada, Maine's largest trading partner, had been hit with double-digit import taxes.

The 'Sanford Woods Industrial and Technical Campus' would cover more than 1,000 acres along and near the Mousam River.

Some civilian workers at the government-owned shipyard in Kittery recently got bonuses of up to $25,000 from the Department of Defense. Others did not, and they're not happy about it.

A new handbook calls for those who earn a living from the woods to embrace nontraditional methods to manage a changing climate.

The discount grocery chain has been renovating a former Big Lots store in Portland and is hiring full- and part-time employees.

A bill, as initially proposed, would have allowed towns to post notices about upcoming meetings on their websites instead of in newspapers.

Local officials and stakeholders will appear before state lawmakers Thursday to discuss the project.

The almost two-week-long event offers deals on restaurant meals and special events.

American Unagi's assets are now owned by a bank as the search for a buyer continues.

Maine's largest utility is proposing a slight decrease in monthly costs as it plans a longer-term rate plan.

Chefs, cooks and bartenders at Maine's summer resorts and restaurants return for the season rested and rejuvenated after other jobs and other types of work.

Central Maine Healthcare, which includes Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, is now part of Prime Healthcare Foundation.

The popular PBS show held its first appraisal event in Maine last summer at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay.

Natural gas prices spiked to their highest level ever in New England in January, driving up the cost of electricity. Experts said the state should hasten energy project permitting and transmission interconnection to bring electricity prices down long-term.

Harmon's Floral Company sells 10,000 roses during the week of Valentine's Day.

The agency on Thursday rolled back a landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health, eliminating the legal basis for federal climate protections.

Brunswick space company bluShift, which launched its first rocket in 2021, will now sell its bio-fueled engines to meet a growing demand.