Boost for new Maine brands, from cookie dough to canned fish

Less than a year after starting a frozen cookie dough brand in Bangor called Buba OG, Jessie Muhlin is looking to take her business to the next level via a new accelerator program at the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs. Buba OG is among 11 food and drink …

Maine developer of affordable, energy-efficient homes will ramp up

Zero Energy Homes — a startup looking to show how modular construction combined with “net zero energy” principles can be priced for the affordable housing market — is almost finished building its single-family demonstration home in Searsport and is working …

What can color tell scientists about the Gulf of Maine?

The holiday weekend brings a lot of bright colors over the ocean in the form of fireworks and many people out on the water to watch them in the sky along with their reflections on the water. It’s truly a stunning experience to be out on Casco Bay …

U.S. Department of Education freezing some federal funds for Maine, other states

The U.S. Department of Education is freezing some federal grant money that was expected to be distributed to public school districts across the country, including in Maine, starting Tuesday. The federal agency told states it was still reviewing grant …

'Big Beautiful Bill': Maine’s elected political leaders respond to passage

Maine’s entire delegation and the governor released statements opposing the GOP tax bill, citing threats to Medicaid, SNAP, and rural hospitals. MAINE, USA — Despite a 50-50 split vote in the U.S. Senate, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the …

Maine police department publishes digitally altered drug bust photo

The Westbrook Police Department issued an apology Tuesday for publishing a digitally altered photo of a drug bust. In the statement issued early Tuesday afternoon, the department said an officer involved in a drug bust on Brackett Street took a photograph …

'Maine twist' at Henry's Bagel and Deli in Kittery: Lil's Cafe owners open fifth business

'Maine twist' at Henry's Bagel and Deli opening in Kittery

Best of Maine: Maine Atlas

What, or who, best represents Maine? Mount Katahdin? Stephen King? The LL Bean boot? Lobster? Something else? Whatever your answer, the Maine Semiquincentennial Commission wants to hear from you. The commission is asking for nominations for the Maine Atlas …

Legislative roadblocks are driving up Maine’s energy costs

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Scott Strom of Waterville is a former state representative. Maine is facing a …