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Verani Realty collects over 14,000 pounds of food during 10th annual Food Drive

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty collected more than 14,000 pounds of food and donated $20,000 to local food banks during its 10th Annual Food Drive, supporting organizations and families across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont. Throughout September, Verani Realty agents, employees, clients and community members collected nonperishable food at...

New Hampshire · 23d

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The Loot Company Plans To Bring Bargain Hunting To Brewer Again This Thanksgiving

The old Mardens building on Wilson Street in Brewer could be getting new life soon. The Loot Company, a regional discount store from Pittsfield, is planning a move with bins of overstocked items and weekly deals.

Brewer, ME · 24d

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We Ranked Maine’s 8 Best Farmers Markets And The Results Might Surprise You

A pint of freshly picked blueberries can make a Saturday morning feel like a little celebration. Add the smell of homemade bread, a few friendly conversations, and suddenly that quick shopping trip turns into an hour well spent. Maine farmers markets have a way of doing that. I love seeing...

Maine · 24d

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This Maine Orchard Lets You Explore A Corn Maze After Dark This October

A corn maze here has been voted the best in the nation by USA Today readers five years running. Now add flashlights, lighted stations, and treats to collect in the dark. That got my attention fast. The corn grows up to 10 feet tall across about four acres. Roughly 60,000...

Levant, ME · 24d

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Buckle Up: Belfast boat building group aims for 100 mph lobster boat record

BELFAST, Maine (WABI) - A Belfast-based boat building company is working on a lobster boat designed to exceed 100 miles per hour. Holland Custom Boats is building the vessel with the goal of breaking lobster boat racing speed records. “The first thing I’d like to do is scare the competition...

Belfast, ME · 23d

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Maine water utility sues Huhtamaki, Sappi for alleged PFAS contamination

The Greater Augusta Utility District, a regional public water utility in Maine, filed a lawsuit last week against five paper and packaging companies for allegedly contaminating local waterways with PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.”. Huhtamaki and Sappi North America are named as defendants for their paper and...

Maine · 24d

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State Tax Credit Roundup: A Tale of Two Portlands

The two states sit on opposite shores, but they share more than vibrant cities named Portland. Both Maine and Oregon offer sterling examples of innovative state affordable housing tax credit programs that have bolstered local developers’ arsenals for building affordable housing. “This is a time both here in Oregon...

Maine · 23d

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Madeline Adventures takes unattended rentals to the waterfront

Kayak rental company Madeline Adventures plans six additional locations in 2027 after launching a lock-code operation on Wisconsin's Madeline Island. At a waterfront park on Wisconsin's Madeline Island, renting a kayak no longer requires finding an employee, visiting a rental counter or waiting for a shop to open. Customers book online, receive a combination-lock code and retrieve their equipment from a rack overlooking Lake Superior.

Wisconsin · 23d

CBS News

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Maine couple forced to choose food or heat as oil prices skyrocket

Freeport, ME · 23d

Bangor Daily News

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An engineer’s 41-acre Maine compound of unique homes he built himself is for sale

The compound, located a 35-minute drive from downtown Bangor, is on the market for $750,000.

Stetson, ME · 25d

CBS News

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Soaring heating oil prices put struggling Maine families in a bind

The price of heating oil in Maine has soared from $3.34 per gallon one year ago to $5.97 today, a jump of roughly 79%.

Freeport, ME · 23d

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State studying if electrifying operations at Maine cruise and cargo ports could reduce air pollution

The Maine Department of Transportation and its partners are studying whether electrifying cruise and cargo ships could reduce air pollution at Maine ports. The group is collecting emissions inventories in Portland, Searsport, Eastport, and Rockland using a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Ports Program. Matt...

Maine · 23d

We Are Aroostook

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Maine Named One of the Worst States for a Fall Move in New Study

While we may be known as Vacationland, a recent report suggests Maine is among the more challenging states for a fall move.

Maine · 25d

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Buckle Up: Belfast boat building group aims for 100 mph lobster boat record

Belfast, ME · 23d

Bangor Daily News

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Greenville driveway dispute drags neighbors into a years-long legal battle

The dispute escalated to one homeowner blocking portions of the driveway with a 6-foot concrete wall to restrict their neighbors’ access.

Greenville, ME · 26d

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Grant money approved for seafood industry in Maine

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - $1 million is going to five Maine communities to benefit Maine fishermen and improve seafood infrastructure. Rockland is getting $300,000 to plan — and eventually make — improvements to the commercial fishing pier, benefiting about 100 commercial fishing and seafood operations working off the pier.

Maine · 24d

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New Report Charts a Day One Agenda for Maine’s Next Governor to Rein In Energy Costs and Hold Utilities Accountable

October 14, 2026 (Maine) — Maine families and businesses face some of the steepest electricity price increases in the country. Against this backdrop, the American Economic Liberties Project in partnership with Acadia Center, Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), and Our Power, today released a policy primer laying out a menu of concrete actions Maine’s next Governor can take to lower energy costs and strengthen oversight of the state’s investor-owned utilities, including Central Maine Power (CMP) and Versant Power.

Maine · 25d

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Higher interest rates fuel ‘affordability squeeze,’ as Maine home sales decline

The number of Maine homes sold in September fell 4.15% from a year earlier, marking the second straight monthly decline. But the median sales price, which indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less, increased by 2.6%, to $415,000, according to Maine Listings numbers released by the Maine Association of Realtors.

Maine · 24d

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Avangrid advances upgrades at 40-plus substations

USA, Orange: Avangrid has advanced work at more than 40 substations and substation facilities across Maine, New York and Connecticut during 2026. Projects include equipment replacements, capacity upgrades, flood protection and automation improvements. In Connecticut, subsidiary United Illuminating began construction on the Old Town Substation rebuild in Bridgeport, transformer replacement...

Connecticut · 24d