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Animal hospital opening in Falmouth to be largest of its kind in New England, owner says

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 1:37pm
Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care's new 42,000-square-foot, 24/7 facility will offer a wide range of pet care.

Hannaford website, app back online after weeklong outage

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:34am
The supermarket's Dutch owner had shut down some online systems last week because of a cybersecurity issue.

After peak season, Maine restaurants prep for a slower pace

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:00am
Seasonal restaurants start shutting down, while year-round venues trim hours and shed staff, though some are trying a different approach.

Westbrook community embraces new coffee trailer

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 9:28am
After an early speed bump, Kassa Coffee is brewing up a success story in Riverbank Park.

Hannaford still offline a week after cyberattack on French supermarkets

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 4:38pm
Dutch parent company Ahold Delhaize shut down its websites and apps across Europe and the U.S. on the same day that hackers disrupted store refrigeration systems in France.

Portland landlord, tenants union agree to $3.6M settlement over years of complaints

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 4:35pm
The Trelawny Tenants Union says the funds will be used to pay back more than 1,000 past and current tenants who have been overcharged across all of Geoffrey Rice's properties.

Rockland’s Bixby Chocolate wins four medals at esteemed competition

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:30am
Bixby's winners move on the world finals.

Three Portland breweries medal at the Great American Beer Festival

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:28am
The local breweries took home a total of four awards from the Denver competition.

Gorham’s Orchard Ridge Farm for sale months after devastating fire

Sun, 10/18/2026 - 5:15pm
The Gottshalk family said social media that selling the farm will allow them more family time following the 'life-altering' fire.

Past dust explosions in Maine failed to spark change. Will Searsmont?

Sun, 10/18/2026 - 4:00am
Nearly a decade after a dust explosion in central Maine, systemic blind spots left people on the front lines of another blast. This time, it was deadly.

Proposed Amazon warehouse in Gorham clears key hurdle with environmental approval

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 5:55pm
After a months-long review process, the Maine Department of Environmental protection gave Amazon permission to build in Gorham.

Bar Harbor in limbo as legal disputes over cruise ships continue

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 5:08pm
The disputes stem from an ordinance that aimed to limit disembarkations to 1,000 passengers per day.

Is Maine’s foliage peaking later as falls get warmer?

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 3:49pm
Long-term trends at Acadia National Park show foliage is arriving a day later each decade, but Maine's weekly ranger reports show short-term variability.

Farmington-area school board votes to join national lawsuit against social media companies

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 2:57pm
The Regional School Unit 9 board unanimously approved joining litigation over alleged harm to students and higher costs for schools.

Hannaford app, website still offline over 2 days after company identified security issue

Thu, 10/15/2026 - 4:14pm
The supermarket chain's online services were temporarily disabled as a precaution, its parent company said Monday. They're still down as of Thursday afternoon.

Gorham group sues over town’s approval of Amazon facility

Thu, 10/15/2026 - 11:24am
The residents allege that the planning board failed to apply local standards governing traffic, public safety, wetlands and stormwater.

Lawsuit alleges Hannaford improperly markets some salmon products as sustainable

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 4:08pm
The class-action complaint, filed in a New York court Tuesday, alleges that some of the Scarborough-based grocer's salmon products are advertised in a misleading way.

South Portland chooses private developer partner for Mahoney 

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 1:41pm
Portland-based Developers Collaborative will help the city reimagine uses for the former middle school building.

South Portland has 43 new affordable housing units

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 11:50am
Landry Woods, an apartment building geared to seniors, is complete.

Lone Pine Brewing plans to open bigger tasting room in downtown Portland

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 11:36am
The new venue would seat more than 10 times as many customers inside.

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