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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission agreed to keep the existing annual quota of nearly 10,000 pounds of baby eel, which was due to expire at the end of this year.
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Milestone Recovery will nearly double its capacity to 30 beds. The new $3.1 million facility near the Jetport will complement Milestone's current medically-monitored withdrawal program in downtown Portland.
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Residents will vote next month on an ordinance that would require all short-term rental units to be registered with the town. Properties would have to be permitted and subject to inspections and fees.
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The company is under scrutiny for allegedly moving customers, without sufficient notice, from fixed to variable rates, and allegedly charging rates that caused some customers' bills to balloon by hundreds of dollars per month.
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Jon Hough and his partner Lin Brown had been looking for housing ever since they moved into a short term rental in Yarmouth six months ago.
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About 50 nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital in Machias are planning a two-day strike starting Tuesday.
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An insurance group ranks Maine 14th among the 18 East Coast and Gulf Coast states that need to prepare buildings for possible hurricanes.
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Club founder says "Hearts of Pine" is inspired by the Portland Valentine Bandit and the Maine state tree.
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Maine's Democratic governor has now vetoed seven bills from the recent legislative session.
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Baristas at the Portland-based Coffee by Design signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company this week, formally recognizing the union. The front-of-house workers are represented by Local 327 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA).
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The Bureau of General Services has upheld the decision to award transportation contracts for Medicaid patients to an out-of-state company.
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An update to Maine's 10-year economic strategy finds the state is falling short in its efforts to expand the labor force, though employee wages and productivity are up.