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Feds award $2.5M to BigRock Mountain for new chairlift
The existing lift is over 50 years old. The new lift will feature technology such as a touchscreen interface that eases system operations and maintenance.
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A Look Back: Thompson’s Point has been redeveloped, but not as originally envisioned
Alexis Wells Updated: April 1, 2024We know Thompson's Point today as a vibrant gathering spot with a museum, skating rink, event space and food-and-beverage spots. In 1995, another proposal would have included an aquarium and convention center.
Alexis Wells Updated: April 1, 2024
Breeze Airways is expanding to Bangor this fall with 3 Florida flights
William Hall March 27, 2024The budget airline, which already serves Portland International Jetport, will make Bangor a second Maine destination beginning in October.
William Hall March 27, 2024
New ownership of the Good Table adds zest to Cape Elizabeth eatery's comfort-food roots
Renee Cordes Updated: March 26, 2024Forr the Prentice Organization’s newest restaurant venture, Chef Matt Ginn has crafted a menu centered on elegant comfort food.
Renee Cordes Updated: March 26, 2024
Just in time for April 8 eclipse, a new sun is about to dawn at UMPI
Renee Cordes March 25, 2024The largest object in the solar system will be represented via a new 3D model, 20 years in the making at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Renee Cordes March 25, 2024
$28M Hotel Ursa opens as adaptive reuse of historic buildings at UMaine
Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 25, 2024The historic rehabilitation involved two buildings dating to the 1880s, built within yards of each other, but nearly vacant in recent years.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 25, 2024
Live from New York, it's Luke's Lobster — coming soon to Rockefeller Center
Renee Cordes Updated: March 22, 2024Luke's Lobster will open its ninth location in the Big Apple this April at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, in the same building where "Saturday Night Live" is broadcast on NBC television.
Renee Cordes Updated: March 22, 2024Maine nonprofit leader who got more kids into winter sports will leave to run statewide charity
Laurie Schreiber March 19, 2024Since 2011, Julie Mulkern has grown WinterKids from 5,000 children to over 45,000 annually and from a budget of $200,000 to $1.5 million annually.
Laurie Schreiber March 19, 2024
Restoration of Moosehead's historic steamship Katahdin a step closer with federal funding
Peter Van Allen Updated: March 19, 2024The restoration effort for the Katahdin steamship, which is affectionately known as the Kate, received $500,000 in congressionally directed spending. The Moosehead Marine Museum is raising a total of $2 million for the work.
Peter Van Allen Updated: March 19, 2024
With $5.2M in recent storm damage, Maine's trail system is looking to become more resilient
Laurie Schreiber March 14, 2024“Our economy is based on recreational tourism,” said one trail boss. “Impacts to our networks resulting in damaged and closed corridors degrade the user experience, possibly leading to fewer user visits in 2024.”
Laurie Schreiber March 14, 2024Stonehedge, popular event venue in Gray, destroyed by blaze
William Hall March 13, 2024Stonehedge, at 342 West Gray Road about 3.5 miles from the center of Gray, is a former family farm whose barn has been a gathering place for decades. It sits on a 100-acre homestead owned by Russell Jeffords.
William Hall March 13, 2024
Watch out, Fenway Frank: Luke's Lobster scores concessions deal at Boston's Fenway Park
Renee Cordes Updated: March 13, 2024The Maine seafood wholesaler and restaurant chain will have a location inside Fenway Park, on the first-base concourse, and another just steps outside the park on Jersey Street.
Renee Cordes Updated: March 13, 2024
A Somerset County town OKs development plan for Kennebec riverfront
Laurie Schreiber March 8, 2024The park’s geography and history as a manufacturing site are some of the reasons the open space is so valued by the town of Fairfield.
Laurie Schreiber March 8, 2024
A Mainer is the first American woman to sail solo, nonstop around the world
Laurie Schreiber March 7, 2024The Boothbay native completed the Global Solo Challenge, a single-handed, nonstop 26,000-mile race considered one of the most difficult contests in sports.
Laurie Schreiber March 7, 2024
With addition of Kennebunk, Freedom Boat Club of Maine now has seven locations
Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 11, 2024Founded in 1989, the Florida-based company today has hundreds of franchises. The Maine locations have steadily expanded along the coast.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 11, 2024
Judge in lawsuit says Bar Harbor can limit visitor influx from cruise ships
Laurie Schreiber March 1, 2024The 1,000-person daily cap advances local interest in lessening congestion and reduces “the particularized excesses of modern cruise tourism,” the lawsuit ruling reads.
Laurie Schreiber March 1, 2024
The Great American Eclipse is more than a month away, but northern Maine is getting ready
Peter Van Allen February 29, 2024The next solar eclipse is due on Monday, April 8. Northern and eastern Maine are considered prime spots to witness the eclipse (safely, with special glasses, of course).
Peter Van Allen February 29, 2024
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
The days after Thanksgiving are the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Many shoppers are already setting their sights on the whirlwind of holiday shopping — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have already launched early deals, giving shoppers a head start on savings.
A record 186.9 million people plan to shop from midnight on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation. The figure is up by more than 3 million total shoppers from last year's record.
The National Retail Federation forecast also calls for holiday spending to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, with sales predicted to grow between 3.7% and 4.2% from 2024.
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