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Scott Greaney, who challenged racial diversity requirements on a state board, said he did not realize he was signing on to be the plaintiff in a federal lawsuit.

Eight locations were ordered closed by the state last Wednesday

Earlier this year, the turnpike authority supported a bill that would allow the state to pilot using traffic cameras to identify and ticket speeders in highway work zones.

The Maine Community College System and Associated General Contractors of Maine are establishing a pre-apprenticeship program to prepare adult Mainers for in-demand building trades.

Federal clean energy incentives are expiring on Dec. 31. But homeowners will still have access to Efficiency Maine rebates, and the state is part of a $450 million effort to increase heat pump adoption across New England.

The state tourism office reported more than 3 million out-of-state visitors came to Maine between last December and April.

The 10-year-old policy requires 25% of housing units in new developments to be deemed affordable. Developers say the rules are too stringent and stifling construction of units that the city desperately needs.

The Main Street restaurant had been closed since July.

Maine labor officials are reaching out to workers after Revenue Services shuttered multiple restaurants.

Noted chef Krista Kern will be serving intimate, multi-courses meals.

Russell Coffin, the new proprietor of a wholesale shellfish-buying operation at the site, said people still stop by the property regularly to reminisce about the time they had fried clams from Fat Pat’s.

Workers at the Portland call center can relocate to another facility out of state, take severance or apply for other jobs at the company.

The company announced plans to close the store over the summer, saying that sales never fully recovered after the COVID-19 pandemic.

If the referendum question makes it onto the state ballot, voters will decide the fate of the $240 million-a-year market at the polls in 2026.

The Local OOB is aimed at serving the town's full-time residents.

A state report that identified the need for 84,000 homes by 2030 laid out specific county-by-county production goals, but officials are still figuring out how to measure progress. They expect to learn more this spring.

Central Maine Medical Center would have to remain a trauma center as a condition of the health system's acquisition.

Sea Salt Fry Co. launches Friday in the former Lee Frank's space on Post Road.

Located outside Mr. Tuna, the freezer is stocked with donations from local residents and businesses.

Times staff singled out sweets at Franciska Wine Bar in Portland and McLoons Lobster Shack in South Thomaston.