Posted inBusiness Maine’s top court denies appeal of controversial Bar Harbor aquaculture lease by Elizabeth Walztoni 5 hours agoAugust 18, 2026 The Bar Harbor proposal was met with organized opposition from residents and waterfront landowners.
Posted inBusiness $13.4M job to close troubled Bucksport landfill starts years after state order by Elizabeth Walztoni 22 hours agoAugust 17, 2026
Posted inBusiness Ellsworth newspaper lays off employees by Bill Trotter August 13, 2026August 13, 2026
Posted inBusiness Price of late Ellsworth civic leader’s home reduced to just under $900K by Sabrina Martin August 12, 2026August 12, 2026
Posted inBusiness Ellsworth bowling alley raises $250K after appearing on Sunday morning TV show by Sabrina Martin August 10, 2026August 10, 2026
Posted inBusiness Neighbors oppose RV campground proposal in Ellsworth by Sabrina Martin August 7, 2026August 7, 2026
Posted inBusiness Ellsworth boutique and hair salon owner opens city’s only gelato stand by Sabrina Martin August 7, 2026August 6, 2026
Posted inBusiness Vintage shop and crafting space reopens historic Blue Hill barn to the community by Elizabeth Walztoni August 6, 2026August 6, 2026
BDN Exclusive Posted inBusiness Anger over stolen lobsters underscores Maine’s complicated relationship with tourism by Sabrina Martin August 5, 2026August 5, 2026
Posted inBusiness MDI’s first luxury yurt campground on the market for $2.2M by Sabrina Martin August 3, 2026August 3, 2026
Posted inBusiness This small coastal Maine town that isn’t used to changes is embracing a few by Elizabeth Walztoni August 2, 2026August 1, 2026
Posted inBusiness Staff turnover at coastal Maine food co-op leads to wasted crops for farmers by Will Robinson, Island Ad-Vantages July 31, 2026July 31, 2026
Posted inBusiness Bucksport man keeps small engine shop going for 50 years and doesn’t plan to stop by Elizabeth Walztoni July 27, 2026July 25, 2026
Posted inBusiness Neighbors object to proposed Stonington oyster shop by Jack Beaudoin, Island Ad-Vantages July 25, 2026July 25, 2026
Posted inBusiness MDI inn whose owner died in May has been sold for $2.3M by Bill Trotter July 23, 2026July 24, 2026
Posted inBusiness Bucksport family builds business renting e-bikes to cruise ship passengers by Elizabeth Walztoni July 21, 2026July 21, 2026
Posted inBusiness Nearly 200 acres of wild blueberry land in one town among fields listed in coastal Maine by Elizabeth Walztoni July 17, 2026July 17, 2026
Posted inBusiness Feds: Cost-saving measure led to deaths of 2 employees at Down East mill by Sabrina Martin July 14, 2026July 14, 2026
Posted inBusiness A popular eastern Maine bakery chain has closed its Ellsworth shop by Sabrina Martin July 9, 2026July 9, 2026
Posted inBusiness Peter, Paul and Mary member’s former recording studio in a Blue Hill chicken barn is for sale by Elizabeth Walztoni July 9, 2026July 8, 2026
