South Portland surfing startup cuts back on waste by turning fishing nets into boards

Blueprint Surf Co. is engineering 3D-printed surfboards meant to last longer than traditional foam and fiberglass ones.

Bath pastry maker clears obstacles for recent immigrants seeking jobs

Gagné Foods provides free transportation and makes adjustments to support the new Mainers who keep gourmet pastries rolling off the production line.

UMaine to build $10.3 million aquaculture research, workforce training center

Set to open in 2025, the Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center in Orono will prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing aquaculture industry.

Lewiston, Auburn Citylink bus drivers rally for better wages

A spokesperson for Western Maine Transportation Services, which operates Citylink, said the company "is continuing to bargain in good faith with the union."

Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application

Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy's approval in doubt.

WIGY radio shuts down Breakfast Club morning show after 4-year run

Bennett Radio Group cited budgetary reasons for cancellation of local radio show.

Photo: Lewiston snack stand stands out

TD Bank looks to consolidate Lewiston and Auburn call center offices in Portland this fall

Officials still deciding if consolidation will require employees to report to work in Portland.

Spruce Mountain Pharmacy in Jay celebrates 15 years of health care service

Owner Steve Maki has been a pharmacist since 1996, opened Spruce Mountain Pharmacy in Jay at 3 Tweedie Road in April 2009, moved to 148 Main St. in December 2019.

Photos: Picker House development coming together in Lewiston

An aerial view of the Picker House, the first phase of plans to re-develop the Continental Mill in Lewiston is on schedule to open next year.