Nicole Ogrysko

A tight labor market has created advantages for Maine workers to negotiate for higher wages, including those who have long been economically disadvantaged, according to a new report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy.

Six of the potential wind plots are located off outer Cape Cod. The remaining two sites are off the Maine coast.

Lanigan faces one charge of domestic violence aggravated assault based on reports that Sanford police received last Friday.

The new Green Engineering and Materials laboratory will be used to accelerate the production of 3D printed boats and renewable energy and transportation infrastructure.

University, state and federal officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the Green Engineering and Materials laboratory at the University of Maine's Orono campus on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Sen. Susan Collins, center, was among those at the groundbreaking.

There's a chill in the air on this overcast morning in late September, as Buzz Scott steers his boat, the "Hurry Sundown," out of a Rockland marina and toward the granite breakwater that protects the harbor.

Clinton told a crowd of about 500 supporters at Thompson's Point in Portland that they still have time to make their case for Harris to their neighbors.

The proposed, six-month moratorium would not apply to projects that have already submitted applications. Supporters of the proposal say it would give city officials time to review Portland's inclusionary zoning requirements, which were approved in 2019.

The project from PK Realty Management called for mixed-use apartment buildings ranging in size from five stories, to 12 or 13 stories, to be built over one to two decades. The proposal faced pushback from South Portland residents.

The city of Portland has imposed a temporary moratorium on new hotel projects and expansions. The measure passed with a 6-2 vote by Portland city councilors Monday night.