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Two city boards had recommended that Portland keep a historic designation for the former Children's Museum on Free Street. The Portland Museum of Art owns the building and wants to demolish it to make room for a proposed expansion.
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The project will provide housing and 24-7 support services to residents, who have experienced chronic homelessness, or have struggled to stay in stable housing before.
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The company is under scrutiny for allegedly moving customers, without sufficient notice, from fixed to variable rates, and allegedly charging rates that caused some customers' bills to balloon by hundreds of dollars per month.
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About 50 nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital in Machias are planning a two-day strike starting Tuesday.
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An insurance group ranks Maine 14th among the 18 East Coast and Gulf Coast states that need to prepare buildings for possible hurricanes.
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Maine's Democratic governor has now vetoed seven bills from the recent legislative session.
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Baristas at the Portland-based Coffee by Design signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company this week, formally recognizing the union. The front-of-house workers are represented by Local 327 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA).
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An update to Maine's 10-year economic strategy finds the state is falling short in its efforts to expand the labor force, though employee wages and productivity are up.
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The sports and baseball cards experienced a massive resurgence during the pandemic. As the industry continues to grow, collectors are now finding new ways to engage in the hobby.
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While the summer season was strong, state officials say they'd like to see more first-time visitors discover some of Maine's lesser known regions during the offseason, as they did during the recent solar eclipse.
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Beginning in June, the cost of a round-trip ticket to Peaks Island will rise from less than $8.00 to $14.00 during the peak summer season, which runs from mid-April to mid-October.
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Answers to your questions about college options and decisions, including what to do about the problems with FAFSA