The region’s electric grid operator will oversee a more than $1 billion transmission upgrade along the Maine-New Hampshire line.
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MDOT to review alternatives to Gorham Connector
The decision comes after protracted pushback from residents and some towns in the path of the proposed toll highway designed to relieve commuter congestion in Portland’s suburbs.
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Posted inMaine, News
1 dead, 4 injured in Portland house fire
The fire on Olympia Street was reported just after 1 a.m. Thursday.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Direct care workers fight for restoration of cost-of-living increases in Maine budget
The cost-of-living adjustments were canceled in 2025 for budgetary reasons and were not included in Gov. Mills’ two-year budget proposal.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
How the pandemic reshaped Portland’s restaurant scene
Exactly five years ago, the onset of COVID in Maine, and its aftermath, caused a period of intense turnover in the restaurant industry. It continues today.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Leslie Bridgers, Maine
A look at Portland restaurants that opened and closed post-COVID
Five trends and takeaways from data on the city’s restaurant turnover.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Illegal grow houses have been entering Maine’s medical weed market for years, even after being busted by police
Four years ago, state officials first investigated a ‘prohibited collective’ of medical caregivers and illegal grow houses identical to the ones later raided by police. Now, 1 in 10 Maine caregivers exhibits the hallmarks of those same operations.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Trump administration finds Maine in violation of Title IX over transgender policy
The decision, dated Feb. 25, came just days after the administration announced its investigation and does not appear to be based on conversations with state officials.
Posted inMaine, News
Bills to find and destroy Maine’s toxic firefighting foam win over legislative committee
The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously endorsed bills to catalog, collect and dispose of Maine’s stockpike of toxic firefighting foam.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Expansion of Wells train station underway
While Downeaster service will continue through the construction, passengers will be directed to a temporary platform, and traffic in the parking lot will be reorganized.