Top Stories
Baristas at the Portland-based Coffee by Design signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company this week, formally recognizing the union. The front-of-house workers are represented by Local 327 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA).
More Local News
-
The Bureau of General Services has upheld the decision to award transportation contracts for Medicaid patients to an out-of-state company.
-
The body found in Caribou earlier this week has been identified as 39-year-old Erik Foote of Washburn, who has been missing for several months.
-
The governor's bill was a response to the Lewiston mass shootings and one that straddles the competing interests in Maine gun politics.
-
Nearly 300 people turned out Thursday night at the Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston to mark the six-month anniversary of the worst mass shootings in Maine history.
-
An unusual ad has been appearing in a small weekly paper in southern Maine this month.
The Latest From NPR
-
Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the demonstrations around the country this week.
-
Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Neb.
-
More than 7,000 Daimler Truck workers, most of them in North Carolina, had threatened to go on strike. The UAW says the workers will get raises of at least 25% plus cost of living allowances.
-
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.
-
A recent survey found that Americans' sleep patterns have been getting worse. Adult women under 50 are among the most sleep-deprived demographics.
Friday—For Arbor Day, we learn about efforts to bring the American Chestnut back from the brink, and about protecting other trees in Maine
Politics
Health
Environment & Outdoors