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Backers say the code improves Maine’s business climate, reduces energy costs, and improves the quality and safety of new buildings.

Robert Cobb, a retired dean, will lead the seven-member committee.

Tuesday’s police blotter

Maine schools will now be able to take advantage of curriculum resources to align with new educational standards.

Thomas Welch would fill a slot vacated by PUC Chairman Jack Cashman,

Eastern Maine Railroad is chosen from among five applicants.

Gov. LePage says the law is an example of how the state is removing unnecessary regulations.

The South Portland plant opened in 1997 and employs about 550 people.

Torri Roy Patterson of Lewiston is the first of several Mainers expected to be sentenced for their roles in setting up the marriages.

In the last decade the city grew by about 20 percent to about 8,000.