The national conservation organization will continue using the historic 153-acre Turner Farm as working farmland.

The EU alleged that the coronavirus vaccine-maker was not producing shots for the 27-nation bloc fast enough.

Still, 34% of Americans think restrictions in their area have been lifted too quickly and 40% say they'll continue to wear masks when visiting indoor businesses.

The state campaign finance watchdog agency is shielding the name of a political consultant as it considers whether a nonprofit formed to oppose a powerline project should be registered as a PAC.

There are growing calls in the U.S. to open the Canada-U.S. border for nonessential travel like tourism, but less than 20% of Canadians are fully vaccinated.

Stocks were broadly lower Friday after a Federal Reserve official said that the nation’s central bank might need to raise interest rates as early as next year.

The measure, which called for consumer purchase of Central Maine Power and Versant Power, cleared the Senate in a preliminary vote but was turned away on final enactment, dimming the bill's chances of passage this session.

The impacts include fish, farms and hydroelectric plants that supply much of the state's energy.

Markets around the world were mixed but mostly calm.

The Maine House of Representatives approved one bill late Wednesday, and the Senate followed suit Thursday.

Maine might become the first state to adopt a program sometimes called ‘extended producer responsibility,’ which has been used in Canada and Europe.

The speed of the rebound from the recession has caught many businesses off guard and touched off a scramble to hire.

Michael Boland is buying the restaurant from brothers Rick and Ron Savage who made frequent headlines last year for protesting pandemic restrictions.

Gov. Janet Mills is expected to sign a bill to create the Maine Connectivity Authority, which would oversee investing tens of millions of dollars for high-speed internet.

Sabin Lomac is the host and a judge on 'Grill of Victory,' a barbecue competition premiering Monday.

An investigator who visited Affordable Cremation Solutions Thursday said at least eight unrefrigerated bodies had been there since mid-May.

The study was prompted by a University of New England graduate student’s findings of low-level pathogens on seaweed

In a statement after its latest policy meeting, the Federal Reserve also said it expects the pandemic to have a diminishing effect on the economy as vaccinations increase, thereby allowing for more growth.

Two studies released Wednesday found that the nation’s housing availability and affordability crisis is expected to worsen significantly following the pandemic, likely putting homeownership out of the reach of lower class Americans.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, which announced plans to merge with Tufts Health Plan in 2019, will retain its existing brand.

The treasury secretary says price gains reflect factors related to reopening the economy after the prolonged shutdowns.

The Maine House also has approved the bill, but Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signaled she is likely to veto the measure.

The retired news anchor's first modeling job was a photo shoot for the summer issue.

The Grill Room reopens, and the Maine Oyster Trail gets a reboot.

A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered an end to the Biden administration's suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water

The president's selection of Lina Khan as chair of the Federal Trade Commission is seen as taking a tough stance toward the tech giants.

Target's $9.6 million renovation of the former Kmart is under review, and, headed to the Planning Board next month: An $8 million warehouse, distribution center and showroom project near Exit 75 by F.W. Webb Co.

A new wing being built at the hospital will be named the Malone Family Tower, in honor of Leslie and John Malone, summer residents of Boothbay.

Commitment and costs seen as complicating factors to getting services.

The deal the United States and the European Union reached Tuesday to end their long-running rift over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus will suspend billions in punitive tariffs.

Some worry that building contractors will have ‘a rude awakening’ with the change, which is effective July 1 and stems from bills passed in 2019.

Officials hope to find a compromise that would impose more restrictions in a bid to lower the volume of fireworks-related complaints.

Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales and a shift by Americans to spend more on vacations and other services instead of goods.

Wholesale prices, boosted by rising food costs, increased 0.8% in May, and are up by a record amount over the past year.

The legislation would direct the Food and Drug Administration to issue a rule banning the intentional use of PFAS in cosmetics such as makeup, moisturizer and perfume.