The festival trees will remain on display throughout the holidays.
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Ricky B’s in Mexico touts homemade, Maine-style comfort food
The eatery offers a fresh food selection, takeout and grocery items.
Last batch of Christmas trees unloaded at New Gloucester orchard
Get them while they last at Thompson’s Orchard
Lisbon Falls, Portland, Westbrook among Subway locations closed by state
Maine labor officials are reaching out to workers after Revenue Services shuttered multiple restaurants.
Charter Communications lays off 176 workers in Maine
Workers at the Portland call center can relocate to another facility out of state, take severance or apply for other jobs at the company.
Group launches ballot initiative aimed at ending recreational marijuana sales in Maine
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.
Is Maine meeting its housing production goals? The state doesn’t know yet.
A 2023 report that identified the need for 84,000 homes by 2030 laid out specific county-by-county production goals, but officials won’t have data until the spring.
Lewiston hospital can’t abandon trauma status, state says
Central Maine Medical Center would have to remain a trauma center as a condition of a California health system’s acquisition.
Two Maine desserts named to New York Times ‘best’ list
Times staff singled out sweets at Franciska Wine Bar in Portland and McLoons Lobster Shack in South Thomaston.
Poland Spring Resort offers winter dining for first time in 50 years
The Buzz: Mel’s Hilltop Restaurant open year-round.