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Business, Food, Maine, News

New sister restaurant to Yosaku opening in South Portland

by Tim Cebula March 6, 2026March 11, 2026

Makoto will launch in the former Elsmere BBQ space.

Business, Maine, News

Maine’s lobster haul hits 17-year low

by Penelope Overton March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

The state’s fleet is grappling with a post-boom normal defined by fewer trips and narrower margins, while recent scientific surveys offer a sliver of hope.

Maine, News

Auburn woman pleads guilty to tax fraud

by Mark LaFlamme March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Rakiya Mohamed was the owner of Reliable Language Resources when she was charged with filing false federal income tax returns.

Maine, Sports

A wall collapsed in an Augusta Civic Center locker room. Monmouth Academy players were inside.

by Mike Mandell and Ethan Horton March 6, 2026March 9, 2026

The non-load-bearing concrete wall was not built to modern standards, Augusta Director of Code Enforcement Robert Overton said.

Life & Culture, Maine, News, Outdoors

Through the snowy hills of remote Maine, sled dog teams pull through

by Megan Gray March 6, 2026March 7, 2026

From its start in Fort Kent, the longest sled dog race in the eastern United States is a qualifier for the famed Iditarod and a test of will.

Maine, News

Golden votes with Republicans as House rejects war powers resolution

by By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press March 5, 2026March 6, 2026

Maine’s 2nd District congressman and 3 other Democrats strayed from their party, and the measure to halt Trump’s attacks on Iran failed by a narrow margin.