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Christmas a year-round business for Bar Harbor store in national spotlight
Renee Cordes Updated: December 15, 2025The Christmas Vacation Shop on the town's Main Street was recognized among the nation's most "Christmassy" stores in a national survey.
For two Maine island towns, a lack of housing thwarts employers in search of workers
Laurie Schreiber December 11, 2025Without affordable housing that match income levels Deer Isle and Stonington risk ongoing labor shortages, declining school enrollment and a shrinking year-round population and tax base.
Editor's note: Striking a balance in Maine’s downtowns
Peter Van Allen Updated: December 15, 2025This issue looks at two areas where the life of the downtown is a barometer of the vitality of a city or town.
Bar Harbor’s bumpy year: Cruise ship cap, rainy spring offset Acadia gains in gateway town
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 15, 2025Overall, Bar Harbor had a middling season, but it really came down to whom you talk to. Lodgings did pretty well, compared with last year. The retail sector was probably hit a little more, with the loss of cruise ship traffic.
Bar Harbor debates whether to extend moratorium on lodging development
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 9, 2025The issues have been points of contention for years, as the tourist destination grapples with the pros and cons of short-term rentals.
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Jackson Lab awarded $30M to create digital heart model
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 8, 2025The Bar Harbor lab is the first research institution in Maine to be awarded a grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H.
MDI Hospital gets $4M gift to help fund major upgrade
Laurie Schreiber December 2, 2025The hospital serves a year-round population of 5,500. But a seasonal spike of summer residents and visitors puts total visits at 70,000 yearly. The $41.3 million project is underway to expand and modernize the campus.
MDI Bio Lab starts renovations on century-old research building
Laurie Schreiber December 1, 2025The redesign will accommodate year-round operations, with an open-plan, more bench space and a bio-secure procedure room for sensitive experimental work.
Newsworthy people and performances for Dec. 1, 2025
A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care operations and professional services firms in Maine.
Ellsworth community rallies for urgent roof fix to protect city's archives
Laurie Schreiber November 18, 2025“This project was about more than shingles and sheathing — it was about preserving the city’s story,” said Bill Fogle, the society’s president.
Today's Poll
In 2026, Maine voters will have their say in four key elections.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is up for reelection for one of Maine's two Senate seats. (U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, will face reelection in 2030.) The November vote has added weight because Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, a significant source of Maine's federal funding.
In the House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-2nd District, is not seeking reelection. The district includes northern and much of eastern Maine. And U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, is running for reelection.
Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, will term out as governor.
Individual Democrats and Republicans come and go, but the money elected officials control can be a major factor in Maine's economic prosperity.
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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