This year’s delayed lobster season kicked off with a cold, rainy spring and bait worries, but lobstermen haven’t been idle. Instead, they’ve been hunting for a way to cope with looming North Atlantic right whale protections. “The overall feeling around the docks this year is pretty glum,” said Jason Joyce of Swans Island. “Catch is low, […]

A growing number of Maine-based banks are looking beyond their borders into neighboring states for expansion, either by purchasing existing banks or opening their own offices and branches. Leaders in Maine’s banking industry say nearby states such as New Hampshire offer opportunities for growth because those markets provide potential access to more high-dollar commercial customer […]

The number of passenger vehicles registered in Maine but owned by out-of-state residents has more than doubled in five years. The sharp increase – from 7,483 in 2014 to 16,589 this year – has contributed an extra $250,000 to the state of Maine. The reason this is happening is simple: Maine’s vehicle registration fee of […]

MONMOUTH — As Deborah Fox and her family were waiting for the cardboard boat race at the Monmouth Beach Party on Saturday, a line of powerful thunderstorms pushing through central Maine around 5 p.m. sent them all scrambling for shelter on the northeast shore of Cochnewagon Lake. Since they were wet anyway from swimming, they […]

LONDON (AP) — Stevie Wonder surprised concertgoers in London Saturday night by announcing that he will take a break from performing so that he can receive a kidney transplant this fall. The 69-year-old music legend made the announcement after performing “Superstition” at the end of a packed British Summer Time concert in London’s sprawling Hyde […]

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s ambassador to the United States described the Trump administration as “diplomatically clumsy and inept” and said he doubted it would become “substantially more normal,” according to a leaked diplomatic cable published Sunday. The memo was one of several leaked documents published by the Mail on Sunday in which Ambassador Kim Darroch […]

BIDDEFORD — A unique program will attempt to educate young students about the importance of STEM-related courses and address food insecurity at the same time this summer in Biddeford. Sponsored by the Healthy Minds Initiative at McArthur Public Library in Biddeford, the new “Lunch and Learn” program is intended to bridge the gap during the summer […]