Advocates and developers warn that the law threatens to put Maine’s growing renewable energy sector on ice.
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Bath gives Maine company Garbage to Garden its first waste-collection contract
The company received its first contract for the collection of solid waste and recycling in Bath, after years focused on curbside compost pickup across the state.
Does a $9 kelp hot dog belong at Willard Beach? | Column
Lady Shuckers has taken over the snack shack, offering some elevated menu items that have gotten the South Portland beach buzzing.
Lost Fishermen’s Memorial committee still considering father and son’s inclusion
Barbara Sellitto said the committee is working with the state to determine whether Chester and Aaron Barrett, a father and son who died when their scalloping boat sank in January, qualify for a place on the memorial.
Avesta listed 2 houses for $218K a week ago. Over 100 Mainers are already interested.
The houses — both sides of a duplex in Gray — are part of an effort to increase affordable housing by renovating Maine’s existing housing stock.
2 former Press Herald journalists to be inducted into Maine Press Association Hall of Fame
Dennis Hoey spent nearly 40 years as a reporter, while John Ewing worked as a staff photographer for 33 years.
Portland development could add 100 apartments for low-income Mainers
The Prosperity Place project in Nason’s Corner would be the first housing development for Prosperity Maine, a nonprofit that assists immigrant, refugee and low-income families.
Congress weighs 10-year delay in lobstering rules that protect North Atlantic right whales
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine urged a committee to give the lobstering industry more time to prepare for regulations that advocates fear could hurt the industry.
Scams are on the rise. What should you do if you fall victim?
Maine has seen an increase in scammers impersonating business and government officials. Here’s how to react if you get — or click — a suspicious link.
PETA sues Maine Lobster Festival in an effort to stop steaming of 20,000 pounds of live lobster
The animal rights organization says lobsters can feel pain and that the city’s decision to allow the festival to steam them live is ‘a municipally endorsed spectacle of animal suffering.’