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New fishway with expanded public park will replace Down East dam
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (84+ words) The Cherryfield dam was built in the village in 1961 to keep ice from flooding the downtown....
One of the smartest (and most visible) home upgrades you can make
2+ week, 1+ day ago (393+ words) COURTESY OF P. D. Q. DOOR Spring is when many homeowners start thinking about where to invest in their homes. Clean up the yard. Touch up the paint. Maybe finally tackle that project you've been putting off all winter. But if the goal…...
Dust, declutter, DONE: Your spring home refresh checklist
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1801+ words) The warmer weather and longer days of spring may inspire us to throw open our windows and admire the blossoming of new life, but they also invite a wave of allergens, pests and home maintenance worries. " "Spring maintenance is less…...
Maine Small Business Persons of the Year: Maureen, Steve and Nate Hassett " Custom Composite Technologies, INC.
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (501+ words) Bangor Daily News For the past 25 years, Maureen and Steve Hassett have built up a powerhouse of precision manufacturing in coastal Maine in Custom Composite Technologies, helping customers create what they imagine though composites. At the beginning of the business…...
Maine and New England Small Business Manufacturer of the Year: Compotech, INC.
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (347+ words) Bangor Daily News NOMINATED BY ANDREW DORR, MACHIAS SAVINGS BANK Manufacturing businesses can often rely on traditional industries to build their customer base and grow, or they can develop new technologies and methods entirely. When Compotech was founded in 2011 by…...
A contractor didn't finish work on my Maine home, what can I do?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (934+ words) Housing This section of the BDN aims to help readers understand Maine's housing crisis, the volatile real estate market and the public policy behind them. Read more Housing coverage here. Whether it's replacing an aging front porch or putting an…...
The complete guide to finding a trustworthy contractor in Maine
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (965+ words) More than 600 Mainers filed complaints about contractors doing unsatisfactory work " or not completing it at all " last year alone. That's slightly fewer than the 647 complaints the Maine attorney general's office fielded in 2024, but still more than the previous two years,…...