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What does your Versant bill pay for?
As electricity rates continue to climb, here's where the money ends up.
J. Crew shirt resembling social media-famous Maine dogs raises questions about creative protections
The owner of the 'Dog Named Stella' account says people are mistakenly believing the shirt is a collaboration between him and the retailer.
Maine’s $48 million plan to expand high-speed internet gets federal green light
The work will expand broadband access to nearly 22,000 home and businesses across the state, the Maine Connectivity Authority says.
Portland’s Luncheonette named to Eater’s Best New Restaurants list
The Cumberland Avenue restaurant was the only New England venue to make the cut.
Three Maine cheesemakers win at 2025 World Cheese Awards
Skowhegan's Crooked Face Creamery earned a Super Gold medal.
Regulators dismiss CMP’s controversial 5-year rate increase
Bills will still likely go up, but the structure and timeline of CMP's plan to fund infrastructure improvements and new hires could change significantly.
Hannaford faces backlash over eggs, food prices
Protesters are angry the grocery chain delayed its promise to sell only cage-free eggs. Meanwhile, signs asking 'What happened to Hannaford?' have popped up around Greater Portland.
Portland’s Not A Bakery makes Eater’s list of the country’s 5 best bakeries
The latest praise burnishes the city's reputation as a baking mecca.
‘Where did all the staff go?’: Maine restaurant owners blame housing shortage
Business owners say they can’t afford to pay workers the high wages necessary to keep up with rising housing prices, and even when they can, there’s nowhere for employees to live.
5 tips for an efficient heat pump
If used correctly, heat pumps can lower household costs.
How Maine residents can get the most out of their heat pumps
Homeowners are using heat pumps to cut fossil fuel use. But proper use and weatherization are key to maximizing benefits, experts say.
Enrollment at Job Corps centers to resume in Maine
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King pushed back this summer against the Trump administration's pausing of operations at nearly 100 Job Corps sites across the country.
Maine expands recall of cannabis vape cartridges
Last month's recall of a strain of a Yani product sold at 21 stores has been expanded by the state's Office of Cannabis Policy to include three more strains and five more stores.
Mast Landing to close South Portland taproom
The Cottage Road venue opened in February 2023.
As Maine winters get warmer, Presque Isle faces the biggest change
The city's average temperature from December through February is 6.5 degrees higher than it was in 1970, marking one of the biggest shifts in the country.
Asian House Kitchen & Bar opening in South Portland
The same owners operate Asian House in Old Orchard Beach.
Will new health fund help Maine’s rural hospitals stay open? Experts say it’s unclear
Upcoming Medicaid cuts from the Republican budget bill passed over the summer threaten the financial health of rural hospitals.
New bakery opens in Brunswick
Porteur Breads takes over spot from Indrani's in the Tontine Mall.
Federal CDL change leaves Maine’s immigrant drivers — and employers — in limbo
New restrictions have led to a scramble at Greater Portland Metro, which halted a training program coordinated by Portland Adult Education and said more than 10% of its drivers are at risk of losing their commercial licenses.
Bagel entrepreneur that started in Poland now thriving in Naples
The Buzz: Sebagel is now open year-round in a standalone gathering spot at the Naples Causeway on Route 302.
