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Brewer schools consider new $29M budget

By Kathleen O'Brien on Apr 08, 2025 04:55 pm
The 1.7 percent bump from last year is mostly due to increases to staff salaries and benefits.
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Fire damages 2nd midcoast motel that offered long-term rentals

By Sasha Ray on Apr 08, 2025 04:43 pm
Until recently, the inn was owned by a group of businesses that has been buying up motels along Route 1 and converting them to long-term rentals.
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Maine lawmaker puts forth bill to legalize deer hunting on MDI

By Shaun Farrar, Bar Harbor Story on Apr 08, 2025 03:54 pm
Deer haven’t been legally hunted on the island since the 1930s except when it has been declared a “nuisance” deer situation.
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Read the email from the Trump administration notifying Maine it’s cutting prison funding

By Paul Koenig on Apr 08, 2025 03:00 pm
The U.S. Department of Justice notified the Maine Department of Corrections by email Monday evening that it was terminating the awards.
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Most of Maine’s big mobile home parks are owned by out-of-state investors

By Zara Norman on Apr 08, 2025 02:45 pm
Of Maine’s 32 largest parks, which have more than a third of the state’s mobile homes, 20 are now owned by corporate investors.
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Regulators launch investigation into Versant Power’s management practices

By Christopher Burns on Apr 08, 2025 01:46 pm
The Maine Public Utilities Commission said a recent audit raised questions about the judgment of Versant Power's management.
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Brooke Astor’s former estate on MDI listed for sale for $6.5M

By Bill Trotter on Apr 08, 2025 01:14 pm
The 6,800-square-foot summer cottage, known as Cove End, has 10 bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a swimming pool and stone terrace.
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Northern Light Health’s president is retiring

By Christopher Burns on Apr 08, 2025 11:00 am
Timothy Dentry, who also serves as CEO, has led Northern Light Health for five years.
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Midcoast residents turn to communal living amid housing crisis

By Sasha Ray on Apr 08, 2025 10:30 am
When Sandra Armbrust first moved from Massachusetts to Maine a few years ago, she ended up spending the initial part of the coronavirus pandemic living in her sister’s three-bedroom Northport […]
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Trump administration pulls funding from Maine prison system over trans inmate

By Christopher Burns on Apr 08, 2025 10:17 am
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement Tuesday morning during an appearance on “Fox and Friends.”
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