Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’?

The rate cut expected Wednesday is likely to be just the first that should make borrowing more affordable now that the Fed has deemed high inflation to be all but defeated.

Auburn couple ‘throwing hands up’ after trying to open day care near Lake Auburn

Tom and Kathleen Reed are looking to sell their property after trying for two years to open a day care business at an historic home near Lake Auburn.

Brunswick’s bluShift completes hot-fire rocket engine test

The engine, MAREVL, ran for 60 seconds on Friday at bluShift's newly expanded test stand at Brunswick Landing.

Waterville City Council delays vote to renew marijuana retail license for College Avenue shop

Issues raised by neighbors and in police reports about Bobby Buds at 109 College Ave. prompted the City Council on Tuesday to reject — and then reconsider and table — a vote to renew the business's marijuana retail license.

Companies crafting new ways to grow cocoa to keep up with demand

From California to Israel, companies are aiming to grow cocoa beyond the tropics in a bid to buffer chocolate's key ingredient from climate change.

Gifford’s Ice Cream in Farmington permanently closes ‘with a heavy heart’

Schemengees Bar & Grille co-owner David Lebel dies at 57

The Lebels bought Schemengees more than a quarter century ago because, they once said, they both loved pool so much.

U.S. settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal loans worth billions

Icahn Enterprises and its namesake founder have agreed to pay $1.5 million and $500,000 in civil penalties, respectively, the SEC said.

Wall Street rallies to its best day since 2022 on encouraging unemployment data

The S&P 500 jumped 2.3% and shaved off all but 0.5% of its loss from what was a brutal start to the week.

Startups race to make water out of thin air

Materials that are bigger on the inside than the outside provide a futuristic solution to supply water to an increasingly arid planet.