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Maine retail sector rings up highs and lows in 2025

Maine's retail sector was a mixed bag of store openings and closings in 2025, from Warby Parker's arrival in the Old Port to the end of an era for Renys downtown.
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Historic downtown Portland building sells for $6M

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The building houses the Morgan's ...
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I spent $15 taking a ferry from downtown Portland to an island off the coast of Maine. It was a great day trip.

I took a ferry to Peaks Island, which is off the coast of Maine.EQRoy/Shutterstock
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Portland at a crossroads: Downtown safety tensions taking a toll on small businesses, real estate

“Stay away from there.” Not the best sales pitch for downtown Portland, but that’s what a hotel bartender told a New Jersey couple vacationing in Maine when they mentioned plans to go out for dinner in the Monument Square area. The pedestrian plaza ...

Massive fire in Portland’s Old Port damages historic waterfront, sinks boat

Flames and smoke spread easily through structures along the Custom House Wharf in Portland, Maine the day after Christmas. Two firefighters got hurt.

The ways Maine was forever changed by 2025 | Column

In a media development closer to home, the Maine Trust for Local News, which operates the Portland Press Herald, ceased printing several southern Maine weekly newspapers, replacing them with digital newsletters, including the American Journal, which launched in Westbrook in 1968.
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