William Hall, Author at Bangor Daily News

PORTLAND, Maine — Despite a more modest recommendation from its Finance Committee, the City Council on Monday voted 6-3 to create a minimum wage for Portland workers of $10.10 per […]

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Portland’s minimum hourly wage to rise to $10.10

South Portland sets aside almost $500,000 to defend tar sands oil ban

Keys to the heart: Love locks fall in France, remain in Portland

Turf wars: Cancer debate accompanies Portland-area artificial fields

Is there room in Yarmouth for a new church congregation?

Yarmouth councilors question use of school budget windfall

Price tag for recreation area at former Navy base spooks Brunswick councilors

Portland-area water rates rising as pipes break, infrastructure costs mount

Landmark Scarborough restaurant to be converted into high-end market

After voters throw out two incumbents, Scarborough council picks new chairwoman

Proposed Cumberland County budget would increase taxes, driven up by civic center costs and ‘draggy’ revenues

Republican Volk to move from House to Senate in battleground southern Maine district

Portland mayor won’t push for higher minimum wage for tipped workers; council could see proposal next month

Private firms — including group that runs Cross Center — in talks to manage Portland civic center

Will Maine sites be included in regional Boston 2024 Olympics bid?

Maine hotels say under-the-radar room rentals are ‘illegal,’ undercut business

Brunswick School Board nixes deeper cuts, approves $36.2 million budget that would hike tax rate by 4.4%

Brunswick board approves plan for Goodwill, other stores at Cook’s Corner

Brunswick officials chip away at proposed budget, aiming to limit tax rate hike to 6 percent

Head of North Yarmouth Academy to leave private school at end of June