“Rent control is a disaster everywhere it is tried, and has been for a century.”
Posted inPortland
Development plan to add condos, restaurant and hotel in downtown Portland approved
The area east of City Hall will be dubbed “Herald Square” in tribute to the former location of the Portland Press Herald’s printing plant.
Posted inOpinion Contributor
Put the kibosh on porch piracy
“Porch piracy is an increasingly dangerous crime as more Americans, especially our seniors, rely on delivery services for vital necessities such as medicines and groceries.”
Posted inNews
This is the optimal time to see the Perseid meteor shower — and this year’s last supermoon
You typically don’t need any fancy equipment to see the Perseid meteor showers, which align with the Sturgeon moon this week.
Posted inNews
As call volume increases, Maine’s domestic violence resource centers are losing volunteers
Last year, Maine’s domestic violence resource centers saw a 22 percent decline in volunteers, as calls increased by 13 percent.
Posted inMorning Update
Flavored tobacco ban / Ongoing drought / Invasive species
What we’re talking about in Maine today.
Posted inPortland
4 cows killed in massive barn blaze on Gorham farm
While four cows died in the blaze on Tuesday night, no humans were hurt in the massive fire at Flaggy Meadow Farm.
Posted inOutdoors
The drought is forcing Maine anglers to change where and when they fish
As drought conditions continue this summer in Maine, anglers are becoming more concerned about how the low, warm water in ponds, rivers and streams are harming the state’s fish.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats’ spending bill could keep 14K Mainers insured
Marketplace enrollment in Maine reached a three-year high at just over 66,000 in 2022 after COVID-19 pandemic changes made the program bigger after years of decline.
Posted inBangor
A former chef has turned family recipes into a canned food business
Lady Ashburnham pickles, available at the Bangor Farmers’ Market on Sundays and at several stores in eastern and northern Maine, come from a generations-old recipe Beaton learned from his mother.
Posted inNews
Maine stores could see more union efforts thanks to its small size
Employees at a Starbucks coffee shop in Biddeford this spring became the first in Maine to organize with Workers United, with workers citing staff shortages and inadequate training.
Posted inPortland
Maine musicians struck by SUV on sidewalk are getting lift from fellow performers
The musical and romantic partners make their living playing music, but that’s not going to be possible for months to come. Until then, they’ve got each other but no income.
Posted inMidcoast
State testing Sears Island for suitability of offshore wind terminal
“It is going to scar the island in a way that I’m not aware has been done before,” said Rolf Olsen, vice president of the Friend of Sears Island.
Posted inPolitics
Paul LePage compares America to ‘banana republic’ after search of Donald Trump’s house
“This year, they make a big deal and their lights are just a-blaring. It’s like it’s a murder. This is not what America is about,” Paul LePage said.
Posted inHancock
Planned dredging will make tides easier to navigate in Ellsworth’s harbor
Dredging the river has become a priority for the city as it experiences an influx of commercial fisherman and recreational boaters.
Posted inBangor
New Holden coffee shop will serve Maine-roasted java and Gosselin’s doughnuts
Black Fly serves coffee from Carrabassett Coffee Roasters and from 44 North Coffee in Deer Isle, either as drip or iced coffee, cold brew or espresso beverages.
Posted inHomestead
Maine’s newest invasive species are here thanks to climate change
Maine is under attack from species that don’t belong here. And they are getting a great deal of help from the effects of climate change.
Posted inYork
Eliot man accused of stalking New Hampshire student while working as school bus driver
Michael Chick was arrested on Friday after allegedly visiting the home of a child who rode a bus he drove multiple times at night.
Posted inProfessional Sports
Marshawn Lynch arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas
The arrest comes 10 years after Marshawn Lynch was arrested on suspicion of DUI near his hometown in January 2012.