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The pumped storage hydropower project is slated to be located in a relatively undeveloped area in Dixfield, with a small part in Canton.

Area firefighters have been called to mill for fires six or seven times since June, which is about double the number of incidents in a typical year, a fire official said.

The state's remote geography means most shipments destined for beyond New England will face higher surcharges over the winter holiday season.

'If I a see a fin near the surface, I always go and check it out,' said fisherman Cory Hawkes, who spotted 10 great white sharks near Harpswell in July.

Everything from housing and industry booms to fewer job-seekers and the state's status as the oldest in the nation has contributed to a run of low jobless rates, experts say.

The landline-based service once played a dominant role in culture, exposing tens of millions to the internet and inspiring a movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

"Kids who grew up here and don't have big paying jobs can't afford to stay," Councilor Belinda Gerry said of the affordable housing shortfall.

The City Council and planning board are expected to take votes next week that could affect the proposed concert hall.

The artificial intelligence boom is reportedly driving up electricity costs throughout the country. So far, Maine has been spared, and officials are working to mitigate future impacts.

The Governor's Energy Office said Friday that it had received a termination letter from the Environmental Protection Agency for funding it had promised last year.

Lobstermen have long wanted access to those waters, but many say having to use new technology to protect endangered right whales isn't worth it.

Judith Stanton wishes humans could be more like bees. “They’re all doing everything for the good of the hive, the good of the community,” Stanton said. “It’s a perfect model that nature created. … Why can’t we do that same thing?” Stanton, owner of Harpswell Honey, is in her 20th season of beekeeping. With five […]