‘Where did all the staff go?’: Maine restaurant owners blame the housing shortage

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When Malcolm Bedell opened Honey’s Fried Chicken Palace in Thomaston last year, he had dreams of bringing the restaurant to locations across the state.
But one question is stopping him from moving forward: “Who’s going to run it?”
Bedell and other employers throughout Maine say they’re…

This story appeared on themainemonitor.org, 2025-11-17 17:59:03.797000.
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