Tensions between town and Bob Bittar reach tipping point with revokation of occupancy permit

Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound in Southwest Harbor has been trying to sedate the crustaceans with marijuana smoke to make their deaths less traumatic.

Officials say the deal represents more than $17 billion in debt service savings.

The rules used to vary by state, but previously it could cost up to $10 to put a freeze in place.

Formerly a top health official for the state, she has been the vice president of clinical affairs at the University of New England.

Officials are seeking donations and hosting fundraisers in an effort to prevent closure of the animal shelter.

One legal challenge to the reduction in credits was dismissed by the state's Supreme Court last month.

The preliminary, seasonally adjusted estimate of 3.2 percent is higher than July's rate but still lower than a year earlier.

Investors are craving marijuana stocks as Canada prepares to legalize pot next month, leading to giant gains for Canada-based companies listed on U.S. exchanges.

The company looks to break ground Oct. 1 on the $10 million facility in Saco, with plans to hire as many as 50 more employees to help handle as much as 100,000 pounds of lobster a day.

The bank expects to reduce the number of employees through attrition and layoffs over three years.

A new survey shows that the vast majority of American college students work paid jobs while they are enrolled, at the expense of the traditional academic experience.

An anti-lock brake pump can leak brake fluid onto a circuit board, causing an electrical short, the carmaker says.

Cargill Meat Solutions in Colorado is recalling more than 132,000 pounds of meat linked to E. coli.

Reflecting the rising markets, the Fed says the value of Americans' stock and mutual fund portfolios rose $800 billion last quarter.

Sky broadcasts to 22.5 million households across Europe with a mix of sports and entertainment.

The fair, which runs Friday to Sunday at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association in Unity, is expected to draw about 60,000 people over the three days.

Crews from more than 20 towns were called in, and the Corinth Wood Pellets plant will be closed indefinitely.

Sales volume was up by 6 percent and the median price increased by 7 percent from a year earlier.

As exports to China and Europe plunge, Maine's industry tries to build a unified domestic strategy to aid dealers and fishermen alike.

Mike Jackson took over the struggling dealership chain in 1999, which today has 325 U.S. locations.

Thomas Borgen's resignation follows an internal probe of an Estonian subsidiary that found suspicious transactions.

Adding to its Tax Increment Financing districts in areas of vibrant economic development could provide millions for public projects and shield the city from more cutbacks in state aid.

The U.S. has a tentative deal with Mexico but our neighbors to the north seem unwilling to compromise, a member of Congress says.

A tenth of the world's population lived on less than $1.90 a day in 2015, the World Bank says.

Applications for building permits fell by 5.7 percent last month.

Although the Republican reforms cut taxes for many, candidates in high-income states tell voters that the cap on local and state tax deductions will hit them hard.

Sonny Perdue and Bruce Poliquin heard about the need for better internet access, telehealth services and addiction treatment during a discussion at Franklin Memorial Hospital.

Oil prices riose on data showing U.S. crude inventories fell last week.

A growing number are getting involved as the Trump administration seeks to repeal Obama-era protections.

Also, the Greater Franklin Development Council makes request for $40,000 appropriation from tax increment financing funds for economic development.

The target of the investigation is whether the data gathered by Amazon gives it a commercial adavantage over smaller retailers.

Charlotte Gill says her pound in Southwest Harbor tested cannabis on a lobster named Roscoe, and his good mood affected the whole tank.

Buyers from Falmouth Foreside now own the Clapboard Island mansion and compound built by a real estate developer in 1898.

The Planning Board approval is the last major local hurdle for the Rock Row project, which also will include a bank, a coffee shop, a restaurant and a handful of other retail uses.