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‘Missing middle’ housing planned for Rockport farmland
Laurie Schreiber Updated: 1 hour agoAn acre of the former dairy farm will go to workforce housing development. Five acres will be preserved as part of an adjacent conservation area.
Mascoma Bank adds to its Portland team
Alexis Wells November 20, 2025Mara Pennell brings 20 years of financial services experience to the role in commercial, residential mortgage and consumer lending.
Thomaston boatbuilder to produce solar-powered ferries for Bay Street transit operator
Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 20, 2025The firm’s workboat division was selected to design and build three solar-powered ferries with electric outboards, funded through a $4.2 million federal grant.
After a 3-year build, Rockport Marine launches 95-foot sailing yacht
Laurie Schreiber November 18, 2025Rockport Marine built the yacht Ouzel to the specifications of Langan Design Partners, of Newport, R.I., with interior design by Mark Whiteley Design, of Lymington, U.K.
Affordable housing developments are ready to go in Rockland and Augusta
Laurie Schreiber November 17, 2025Construction of two affordable housing developments has finished up in Rockland and Augusta — part of the push in both cities and across Maine to tackle the shortage of homes.
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Belfast parcel that was rejected for aquaculture site will become conservation land
Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 14, 2025The buyer is the conservation group Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper, which paid Nordic Aquafarms Inc. $1.5 million for the site.
Blackstone-backed marina operator to buy Belfast’s Front Street Shipyard
Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 13, 2025The prospective buyer, Safe Harbor Marinas, is the largest marina and superyacht servicing business in the U.S.
US News lists five Maine senior living centers among best
Sloane M. Perron November 12, 2025U.S. News & World Report evaluated some 15,000 nursing homes nationwide, assessing both short-term and long-term care models.
Generous perk or employer headache? Maine businesses get ready for paid leave law
Tina Fischer Updated: November 17, 2025Maine’s new benefits law will give employees the option of taking up to 12 weeks of paid time off at up to 90% of their compensation rate. The plan is the most generous in the country, but employers, large and small, see challenges.
Tedford Housing builds larger emergency shelter in Brunswick
Tina Fischer Updated: November 12, 2025A new facility in Brunswick will expand the nonprofit's capacity to shelter 60% more people, providing support to both adults and families experiencing homelessness in the midcoast.
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The days after Thanksgiving are the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Many shoppers are already setting their sights on the whirlwind of holiday shopping — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have already launched early deals, giving shoppers a head start on savings.
A record 186.9 million people plan to shop from midnight on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation. The figure is up by more than 3 million total shoppers from last year's record.
The National Retail Federation forecast also calls for holiday spending to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, with sales predicted to grow between 3.7% and 4.2% from 2024.
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