5 log cabins in Maine you can buy for under $350K
These five log cabins are about $17,500 under the median sales price for single-family homes in Maine in April.
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New wood heat options come with climate trade-offs
Maine’s forests are crucial as a way to absorb carbon emissions, and as a heat source for Mainers struggling with high oil costs.
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Yarmouth home reflects ongoing high prices for Maine real estate
The Yarmouth home overlooking the Royal River is going for nearly $2 million.
Exchange rate hampers Canadian tourists’ return to southern Maine coast
The current exchange rate means that a Canadian dollar equals 73 cents here, pushing up the cost of traveling to Maine for tourism.
One midcoast community’s downtown is experiencing a business renaissance
Local business owners and residents saw the opening of Hey Sailor! as the impetus needed to kickstart development in Searsport.
Soaring demand for seasonal teen workers is resulting in higher pay
In April, nearly 34 percent of Americans aged 16 to 19 had jobs, according to government data, compared with 30 percent four years ago.
Elver value remains strong after successful spring run in Maine
The baby eels maintained an asking price of just over $2,000 per pound at the docks this year, with favorable harvest conditions through May.
Maine Turnpike projects record travel over Memorial Day weekend
There could be as many as 1.04 million vehicles streaming onto the Maine Turnpike during the unofficial start of summer this weekend.
Lack of working chargers could harm Maine’s electric vehicle effort
EVs are a key part of the Mills administration’s climate goals, but the state has only reached only 4 percent of the ownership targets.
Versant agrees to delay half of its next rate increase until January
The request comes at a time when electricity rates, fueled by high natural gas prices, already are straining Mainers’ wallets.
Unemployed Mainer launches worm poop business
Melodie Kennedy claims her natural fertilizers do not burn plant roots like commercial products can and have no carbon footprint.
Efforts to cut Maine solar incentives could pause New York firm’s expansion
Maine’s popular solar project incentive program started in 2019, was revised in 2021 to cool demand, and is facing scrutiny again.
Rising seas aren’t dampening demand for Maine’s beachfront homes
Beachfront homes rarely hit the Maine real estate market, but when they do, they are snapped up in a heartbeat.
Maine’s wild blueberry giant is raising millions of native bees
Wyman’s of Maine imports non-native honey bees, along with native bumblebees and sand bees, to help its blueberry, apple and clover crops.
Construction of CMP’s hydropower corridor can resume, state says
The construction of a $1 billion transmission project can resume after jurors sided with developers in state court in April.
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