The industry is still flagging, with employment levels well below their prerecession heyday.
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Surveyors find a new path forward
Sebago Technics changes its business model as conditions change.
Scientists breed blight-resistant American chestnut
Replacing the billions of trees killed by blight would meet the caloric needs of the entire U.S. population.
Turkeys’ comeback nothing short of wild
Once on the verge of extinction, the birds rebound to become a conservation success story.
Man freed after victim recants 1995 allegation
Jerry Lee Brock, 55, had been in prison nearly two decades since being convicted of first-degree molestation.
Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to Obama’s speech
State’s U.S. senators and representatives agree that action on immigration is overdue but differ on whether the president helped the process or hurt it.
Jeb Bush seeks common ground with education critics
As he contemplates whether to run for president in 2016, the Republican responds to a backlash over the Common Core standards.
Snowstorm prompts NFL to move Buffalo home game to Detroit
The Bills will play the New York Jets on Monday night.
Shrimping ban has midcoast suppliers worried about fishery’s future
Shrimp has become an important product to help businesses get through the winter.
Bath, West Bath agree to settle school funding dispute
West Bath has agreed to accept a $1.25 million cash settlement in a dispute over cost sharing in the RSU 1 school district.