Business owners say they can’t afford to pay workers the high wages necessary to keep up with rising housing prices, and even when they can, there’s nowhere for employees to live.
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Manslaughter trial for death of child in Knox County ends with a hung jury
Aziayh Scott, 24, had pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge related to the death of a toddler in 2024.
Knox County jury deliberating in Louisiana man’s trial over child death
Aziayh Scott, 24, has denied causing the 2024 death of his girlfriend’s toddler in Maine.
Child’s death in Knox County unlikely to have been caused by CPR, medical examiner and experts say
Dr. Liam Funte’s autopsy report is central to the state’s case against 24-year-old Aziayh Scott. The defense has raised issues with Funte’s credibility.
Thousands of people moved to Maine since the pandemic. The influx isn’t over.
Remote work made it possible for more people to live here. It has helped the state but is straining it, too.
Check out 15 free outdoor concert series across Maine this summer
Some are in parks, in downtowns, along a river or by the sea.
2024-25 Varsity Maine All-State Girls Basketball team
A collection of dynamic guards leads this group the state’s top players this season.
Varsity Maine basketball, hockey polls – March 6
The top 10 boys and girls basketball teams and top five boys and girls hockey teams in Maine, through games of March 5.
Rockland’s Pies on Parade returns in March
On over the “Pi Day” weekend, hundreds of people will sample pies while visiting more than 50 participating “Pie Stops” in Camden and Rockport on Saturday, March 15, and in Rockland and Thomaston on Sunday, March 16.
Complete our crossword of key central Maine news events from 2024
We’ve pulled the answers from some of our most read stories.