Supplies tighten in New England and a new storm may add to the run-up in cost.
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Family sells Kittery hotel it has owned for more than 50 years
The Coachman Inn on Route 1 is sold to a Massachusetts company for more than $3 million.
Commerce Department awards $1.5 million grant to support aquaculture
The grant will be used to upgrade the Darling Marine Center at the University of Maine in Orono.
Wex sets sights on Portland headquarters in 2019
The South Portland-based company must first get the Planning Board’s approval for the waterfront project.
Maine Bankers Association elects new chair, vice chair
Both leadership roles were voted on at the group’s recent annual meeting.
LePage downplays Trump’s NAFTA tweets
The Maine governor, meeting with Canadian officials and New England governors to talk about trade, also called for an agreement on softwood lumber.
Design report on a new Brunswick-Topsham bridge emphasizes multiple uses
A committee that has been meeting for more than a year recommends that the bridge be accessible to foot, bike and vehicle traffic, and capitalizes on the view.
Maine regulators review underbilling by gas company
The Public Utilities Commission is looking at whether other Maine Natural Gas customers paid too much while large customers were undercharged.
Bicycle Coalition of Maine picks new director
John S. Williams will head up the cycling advocacy group.
Human errors likely to blame for recent Navy accidents, experts say
Four incidents in the past year, including two that killed at least 17 seamen, suggest a problem with training that could extend beyond the Pacific Fleet, say several analysts and former naval officers.