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Ben Bragdon will be the Sun Journal's new managing editor and Jessica Lowell was promoted to managing editor of the Central Maine newspapers.

Lauded Portland Chef Masahiko Miyake is launching the two venues on Hanover Street this fall.

Residents are buying their parks and proposing rent control ordinances to fend off cost increases that have been introduced after parks have sold to capital equity firms.

Maine's medical marijuana laws are already among the loosest in the country. Two key lawmakers are pushing to ease regulations further after receiving financial support from the industry.

Residents of four mobile home parks share how they fought private investors — with varying degrees of success.

Since cannabis is still illegal under federal law, the lucrative industry has struggled with limited access to loans and other bank services.

The workers, all entry-level employees still in their probationary periods, were briefly fired by the Navy Department last week.

Real estate experts say increased inventory points toward a positive spring market.

Republicans, who have criticized state efforts to promote electric vehicle sales, opposed tapping a regional source of funding. Maine exhausted its money for EV rebates in November.

The modern restaurant dates back to the French Revolution. It may be time for a wholesale change. Local restaurateurs discuss how they might alter its framework, or how they already have.

The move is meant to help determine how much competitive electricity providers overcharge low-income customers.

The general manager for Marden's says the Winslow-based company had no idea the products were inauthentic and has removed them from its stores.

Mandy and Matt's Cafe will take over the former home of Samuel's.

Commercial fishermen and seafood businesses planned on federal funding to help with things like new engines and refrigeration systems. Those commitments are now frozen.

Whether it's the big screen, the surround sound or the comfy chairs, these theaters offer all those and more.

We can fill in the gaps from any politically related hits on the hospitality industry by having the staycations of our dreams.

The shipyard is among the 'readiness-centric facilities' listed in the updated directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

LB Mini-Mart is located in the new Rock Row Health Campus, where its nutritious menu of functional foods should make it a good fit.

The restaurant has (once again) moved down the block, this time returning to its longtime home in the Knightville neighborhood.

It brings the total to 217 businesses, nonprofits and working waterfronts awarded funding after a series of storms in late 2023 and early 2024 decimated the coast and inland communities.