Maine dollar-store outlets hit with thousands of dollars in fines for federal safety violations
Three cases this year raise the total to seven statewide since 2017, part of a national crackdown on the retail brand.
Melissa Ellin freelanced for The Maine Monitor while a student at Boston University. She currently reports on mental health for WGLT in Bloomington, Illinois, and is a Report for America corps member. Her work has also appeared in The Boston Globe, Boston.com and MetroWest Daily News.