AUGUSTA — The legislative panel that is working to reform Maine’s regulatory environment issued a draft proposal Wednesday that avoids controversial proposals made by Gov. Paul LePage in January.

BOSTON — The deliveryman unloaded cases of beer from his truck just outside Fenway Park. A worker cleared the dust and litter just inside Gate D with a high-powered vacuum.

AUGUSTA — Rep. Lance Harvell told fellow lawmakers Thursday that they will hear “a giant sucking sound” this spring once people realize how expensive it’s going to be to comply with the state’s Uniform Building and Energy Code.

BINGHAM — A group of residents have submitted a petition to halt any wind power development until an ordinance can be created to lay out the ground rules for wind turbines.

PORTLAND — A state judge on Thursday put a stop to Plum Creek Timber Co.’s sprawling resort and residential development in the Moosehead Lake region, citing missteps by the regulatory agency that gave approval to what would be the largest development of its kind in Maine.

WASHINGTON — Don’t plan to visit Acadia National Park on Saturday if the budget standoff between House Republicans and Senate Democrats and President Obama shuts down the federal government.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Turnpike Authority is reducing the number of credit cards it issues to employees, from 51 to 15, as part of an effort to improve financial oversight.

FAIRFIELD — Pan Am Railway representatives made good on a pledge Thursday and met with town officials to talk about repairing crumbling railroad crossings.