Kristin Thalheimer Bingham, co-owner of Dean’s Sweets in Portland, talks about preparing for the holidays and rising costs.

“To keep our great team, we have raised our wages significantly,” said Kristin Thalheimer Bingham, co-owner of Dean’s Sweets in Portland, Maine.

Lawmakers consider a proposal that might convince some law students to work and live in rural communities.

The transmission line, in the works for years, would start in Quebec and bring hydro power through Maine to Massachusetts.

Some restaurants in the state are boosting wages and benefits to bring workers back.

Dean’s Sweets in Portland, Maine, has had “crazy growth,” but it’s competing with other local businesses for employees.

Maine homeless agencies are stockpiling food, opening temporary shelters and more to meet the need.

In Cynthia Anderson’s “Home Now,” Somalis and Congolese transform a former mill town. At a flower shop there, wariness turns to warmth.

It could be a preview of a caregiver shortage to come.

More than 1.3 million students were identified as homeless nationwide in 2017, according to federal data.