Bernie Sanders backs Graham Platner, Troy Jackson at Labor Day rally in Portland
Press Herald
A growing number of new Mainers are buying and operating village markets and variety stores across the state, often in rural areas where they are preserving the only retail access to gas, groceries and other necessities for miles around. They are succeeding where many rural markets have struggled to stay open and hire staff in a tight job market. Read the story here.
More than a dozen Labor Day rallies took place across the state Monday as part of a nationwide “Workers Over Billionaires" demonstration – from Augusta to Presque Isle. Read more from the events in Wayne and Auburn.