‘If I see a fin near the surface, I always go and check it out,’ said fisherman Cory Hawkes, who spotted 10 great white sharks near Harpswell in July.
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Lewiston considers tax breaks to help delayed senior housing projects
A long-planned senior housing project at the former Martel School will build at least 88 units, while a market-rate development catering to 55 and older off Farwell Street will have 208 units. Both have been hindered by financing gaps.
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Why is unemployment so low in Maine, and what does it mean?
Everything from housing and industry booms to fewer job-seekers and the state’s status as the oldest in the nation has contributed to a run of low jobless rates, experts say.
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2026 Farmers’ Almanac aims to make you the most interesting person in the world
Published by Geiger in Lewiston, the new almanac is once again crammed full of information on how to thrive in the natural world just as our forebears did for so long.
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Auburn needs 1,300 more homes by 2030, report says
“Kids who grew up here and don’t have big paying jobs can’t afford to stay,” Councilor Belinda Gerry said of the affordable housing shortfall.
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Trump administration seeks to claw back $62 million in low-income solar grants for Maine
The Governor’s Energy Office said Friday that it had received a termination letter from the Environmental Protection Agency for funding it had promised last year.
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Feds may let Maine lobstermen fish in restricted area — if they use ropeless gear
Lobstermen have long wanted access to those waters, but many say having to use new technology to protect endangered right whales isn’t worth it.
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Auburn-Lewiston Airport fuel sales point to financial improvement
The sales were a mixed bag, but the key gauge for airport financial health and traffic is trending mostly positive.
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Maine could lose $62M low-income solar grant under EPA proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly moving to terminate billions nationwide in already-awarded grants designed to offer solar energy to low-income communities.
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Federal data suggests Maine had the highest electricity hike last year. The picture is not so clear.
A report that residential prices rose in Maine by more than a third raised some alarms, but state officials say the true cost to ratepayers is much lower.