The Electric Ratepayer Advisory Council urged state lawmakers to expand assistance to provide greater benefits to more low-income households to relieve an 'affordability gap.'

The cost to build a plant and lengthy regulatory reviews are cited as reasons why Maine is not joining other states looking to revive nuclear energy.

That tracks with a slight increase in unemployment statewide, which rose from 2.6% in September to 2.9% in October.

The Portland Planning Board tabled its deliberations Tuesday night, giving airport officials additional time to address environmental concerns.

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'We can potentially extend the 207 area code well into the future, perhaps indefinitely,' PUC Chair Philip Bartlett said.

The bar hopes to raise as much as $100,000 in 30 days.

Attorney General Aaron Frey said he intends to hold the companies accountable for concealing knowledge about the consequences of fossil fuels.

A federal judge in Texas has delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody.

The retailer, which says the now-former staffer acted alone, delays the release of third-quarter results.

The Maine Turnpike is also expected to be busier than it was this time last year.

American Airlines says it doesn’t expect significant disruptions to flights. The Service Employees International Union is demanding higher wages; the strike is expected to last 24 hours.

The restaurant opened in Portland in the space of the former Copper Branch in December 2023.

Microsoft said it was deploying a fix but that it was 'progressing slower than anticipated for the majority of affected users.'

The supermarket's website and app services were down for nearly 2 weeks earlier this month. It's unclear if the issues are related.

On the heels of back-to-back-to-back recalls, industry members are calling for an examination of the state's standards for yeast and mold, which they say are simultaneously too tight and too broad.

A 9% drop in visitors this summer isn't cause for too much concern among industry leaders, who say after-effects of the pandemic and economic challenges this year make it difficult to discern a trend.

Even though an investigation is ongoing, Hannaford could tell customers and employees more about what's being done to protect their personal information, experts say.

As the luckiest Americans worry less about their basic needs, more of us are seeking jobs with a moral or social mission.

Executive Editor Carolyn Fox outlined the changes in a memo to staff this week.

Edwin Kendall Jones, 52, was initially believed to be the first solar farm worker in Maine killed by an electric shock.

U.S. District Judge John Woodcock cited jurisdictional problems with the case, but he encouraged the lobstermen to appeal the decision because it raises 'significant Fourth Amendment issues' over unreasonable searches and seizures.

Our Power will receive over $45,000 to cover fees it incurred while trying to block an ownership change involving CMP's parent company.

The state’s ongoing inventory shortage, coupled with the high demand for single-family homes, has led to a record-breaking year for home prices in Maine.

The film, 'a Peace of Forest,' was made by a Maine couple in Whitefield over four years. It is the first feature-length film to be shown in Johnson Hall since 1958.

The appeal process with the university system puts a temporary pause on the sale of the Hutchinson Center.

Isaac Allen, owner of Red Barn Diesel Performance, faces up to 5 years in prison and a maximum $250,000 fine for violating the Clean Air Act.

The Justice Department, wary of the increasing use of artificial intelligence in search results, is also asking a federal judge to push the tech giant to allow websites to shield their content from Google's AI training.

Clean energy supporters and environmentalists pushed back, calling the conservative groups' conclusions inaccurate and misleading.

It's not clear how many positions will be terminated, but the layoffs are part of a restructuring by the station's national parent company, Tegna.

The Sanford-based company has found small levels of bacteria in water used in their toothpaste and to clean manufacturing equipment.

A prolonged worker shortage is holding back the state economy, according the Maine Economic Growth Council and Maine Development Foundation.

The supermarket, which has stores in Biddeford, Westbrook and Topsham, will employ 300 people.

Natural gas prices that play a big role in electricity generation in New England have settled, giving ratepayers a modest break in their monthly bills.

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The reclassification effort is far from a done deal and the politics are messy: Trump and his controversial pick for attorney general have signaled support for reclassifying marijuana, breaking with establishment Republican leaders.

Under the new site plan, the parking spaces along the building's Shore Road facade are listed as 'existing casual parking' but are not delineated. Planning Board members said that should preserve the status quo.

"I think when people drive by it in a boat they're going to be pleased," said Raymond Code Enforcement Officer Chris Hanson.

The shared two-story restaurant space on Monument Square has seen many eateries move out or fail to renew their leases.

Earlier Tuesday, the president-elect also tapped Wall Street executive and campaign adviser Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department.

An evangelical Belfast church is suing the University of Maine System, accusing it of rescinding an offer to sell the church a property because of its religious beliefs.

While the number of visitors declined, the per-person spending increased.

America ate a little bit less seafood in 2022, as per capita consumption fell about 3% to 19.8 pounds in 2022, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 'Fisheries of the United States' report.

The AP said less than half of the anticipated cuts would involve its news employees, with the bulk happening within the United States.

Maine's hotels and restaurants are always looking for available employees and will welcome the additional workers with H-2B visas, an industry spokeswoman said.

The grocery store did not say whether customer data was affected.

The budget airline says it expects to operate as normal and that customers can continue to book and fly without interruption.

Demand for electricity at the port of Portland would be significant if ships were to plug in to the grid – just 3 ships would require 25 megawatts, the equivalent of lighting as many as 25,000 homes.

Michael Pettis, a Wall Street veteran who teaches finance in Beijing, says mainstream economists are wrong about trade.

A key strategy in the state’s climate action plan is to put 150,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030. It’s not realistic.