Cold weather and holidays are taking a toll on Occupy Maine. Only five people attended the daily general assembly at 6 p.m. Thursday in Lincoln Park, far fewer than the two dozen people who were attending earlier this month, and the 30 to 40 people in November and October.

PORTLAND — A medical marijuana dispensary that’s scheduled to open in Portland next month is designed as a California-style wellness center.

PORTLAND — A medical marijuana dispensary that’s scheduled to open in Portland next month is designed as a California-style wellness center.

MaineToday Media is seeking to unseal records in a high-profile court case involving a political operative who was fined by Maine’s ethics commission for failing to disclose the creators of a website that attacked a gubernatorial candidate.

SOUTH PORTLAND — Thousands of Mainers jammed into shopping malls and big box stores, drawn by Black Friday sales.

A legal battle over whether a political website attacking a candidate has a right of anonymity is moving forward in U.S. District Court, but with nearly all the documents sealed from view.

A legal battle over whether a political website attacking a candidate has a right of anonymity is moving forward in U.S. District Court, but with nearly all the documents sealed from view.

Triple holiday pay, 100 percent employer-paid health care benefits and annual pay increases are among the concessions Maine Turnpike Authority officials are seeking as they negotiate a new contract with the unions representing turnpike workers.

A spokeswoman says the governor is not making endorsements one way or the other on casinos.